Tony Caduto <tony_caduto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I have noticed this as well, if I declare OUT params I can modify them > to my hearts content before they go out, > however if you declare it as a INOUT you can't modify it because it is > declared as a constant. Uh, I don't think so. /* input argument vars are forced to be CONSTANT */ if (argmode == PROARGMODE_IN) ((PLpgSQL_var *) argvariable)->isconst = true; Can you provide a test case that misbehaves that way? regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match