Re: WIP: Allow SQL-language functions to reference parameters by parameter name

On Mar 25, 2011, at 9:12 PM, Robert Haas wrote:

> 
> As I've said before, I believe that the root cause of this problem is
> that using the same syntax for variables and column names is a bad
> idea in the first place.  If we used $foo or ?foo or ${foo} or $.foo
> or &&foo!!$#? to mean "the parameter called foo", then this would all
> be a non-issue.

Yes *please*. Man that would make maintenance of such functions easier.

Best,

David