David Johnston <polobo@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > A bogus warning is nearly as bad as simply disallowing the syntax in the > first place and I do not like turning one on unless there is the decision to > disallow the syntax in the future. TBH I do not see this happening. GET DIAGNOSTICS is just the tip of the iceberg. The SQL standard uses "=" for assignment in other contexts, most notably UPDATE, but also the SQL/PSM standard uses it in <assignment statement> which is the exact same thing as in pl/pgsql. So while purists might wish we only accepted :=, doing so would be inconsistent with SQL. I think we should just document it and move on. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
