Gavin,
> I agree that => restricts people in a way we are not at the moment. AS
> is a better idea but I also like IS, which makes more sense to me. IS is
> currently on the func_name_keyword list -- I *think* we could use it.
> What do you think?
I'll give you an example why not:
CALL some_sp ( user IS 19, session IS NULL );
However, Tom, couldn't AS confuse the parser when used to call a named
function in a SELECT clause? Or would named calls be strictly reserved for
SPs and non-statement calls?
Example:
SELECT user, session, crypt_function ( seed AS 345, content AS pwd_col ) AS munged_pwd
FROM users;
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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco