Pavel Stehule wrote:
> Hello
>
> This patch respect last Tom's Lane notes. Is based on first variante,
>
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-05/msg00303.php
>
> SQLSTATE and SQLERRM are local variables blocks with EXCEPTION clause.
> I wonted respect a litlle bit Oracle behavior and therefore exist these
> variables on function scope too, allways "00000" and "Successful
> completation" (allways marked isconst).
>
> I am really not sure what is better, respect Oracle or not with visibility
> SQLSTATE and SQLERRM on function scope. Is true, using these variables
> outside EXCEPTION is nonsens, but on other hand all magic variables has
> function scope: FOUND, NEW, OLD, ... . SQLSTATE and SQLERRM are little bit
> similar. If are you in oportunity, please correct this patch. It's easy.
> Clean all parts with these on functions related procedures. Then is
> neccesery change documentation, add info about outside exceptions blocks
> is impossible use SQLSTATE and SQLERRM variables. (regress too)
Seems OK to allow them to be visible outside an exception.
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