David Fetter wrote: > On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 08:28:58AM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > > David Fetter wrote: > > > Kind people, > > > > > > Please find attached a diff to the SGML docs that attempts to go > > > over the new dollar quoting feature. > > > > I think we should just use $$ in each case. Otherwise it might look > > more complicated than before. > > Peter, > > I'd be delighted to simplify some of the quotes. They can't all be $$ > because of the nesting, so that's out. Also, I believe it is a good > idea to give some idea of what is going on with the tags, as I do with > similar structures in other languages. For example, when I am writing > up a piece of SQL in perl or php, the tag looks like this: > > $sql = <<SQL > ... > SQL > > $sql = <<<SQL > ... > SQL;
Interesting, but I think most people like to use a tag that identifies what is happening, rather than the content. I think that's why <<END is used frequently, so END appears as the end. Seeing SQL alone on a line seems strange. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
