"Gauthier, Dave" <dave.gauthier@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Lacking "continue", what would you suggest? EXIT out of a labeled BEGIN block immediately within the loop. On the whole, though, if you're doing development for PG 7.4 my reaction is "why"? Your effort would be better invested in an update. 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