Michael Glaesemann <grzm@myrealbox.com> writes:
> On May 9, 2005, at 18:00, Zlatko Matic wrote:
>> This is a newbie question: what is the difference between using = and
>> := in plpgsql function ?
> In pl/pgsql,
> := is assignment
> = is a logical comparison for equality
It looks like the code will in fact allow you to spell an assignment
statement either way ... but I recommend following Michael's advice
for clarity.
regards, tom lane