Kevin Grittner escribió:
> I find the PostgreSQL implementation of OUT parameters, well,
> surprising. I've used databases where stored procedures can have a
> RETURN value, OUT parameters, and result streams as three discreet
> things which can't be mistaken for one another -- which seems more
> sensible. Is this issue in PostgreSQL a spin-off of not having stored
> procedures, and trying to shoehorn SP behavior into functions?
I think the current behavior is more a result of Postgres not having
host variables.
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