----- Original Message ----
> From: Peter Wilson <petew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Michael Meskes <meskes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 8:41:12 AM
> Subject: Re: ECPG problem with 8.3
>
> Fetch with a variable seems to be almost the only useful way of
> using
>
FETCH
> ABSOLUTE (or any of the variants that have count parameter).
>
> For backwards compatibility wouldn't it be better to do the sprintf
> in
>
the ECPG
> preprocessor if the count is a variable rather than generate an
> error?
I'd like to add to this discussion from an Oracle Pro*C (Oracle's name for embedded SQL) perspective. Most of the Pro*C code that I've worked with over the years uses a variable for the fetch count as well. It'd be nice if there was some way to support this convention directly in ECPG (assuming it doesn't create maintenance/security issues) for anyone porting applications from Oracle to Postgresql.
Regards,
Shelby Cain
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