Re: Functions

On May 31, 2005, at 2:52 PM, Nick Jones wrote:

> Aww, I was really close :) ... thanks, that works.  I believe I
> understand it now :)  Do you normally write functions in plpgsql or a
> different language (sql, perl, c)?  I ask so I should know where to
> focus my learning.


I like plpsql because the semantics are designed for working with
databases and PostgreSQL in particular. I would only use a different
language for PostgreSQL if plpgsql can't get the job done or cannot do
it efficiently.


John DeSoi, Ph.D.
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