Re: proposal: set GUC variables for single query

Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri@2ndQuadrant.fr> writes:
> I think it would fit quite well within our extending of the WITH syntax.

> WITH
>   work_mem = '1GB',
>   timezone = 'Europe/Amsterdam',
>   foo AS (
>     SELECT something
> )
> SELECT toplevel FROM foo;

That looks pretty non-future-proof to me.  WITH is a SQL-standard
syntax, it's not an extension that we control.
        regards, tom lane