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To: Alex Pilosov <alex@pilosoft.com>
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Subject: Re: can external C-function get multiple rows? 
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Comments: In-reply-to Alex Pilosov <alex@pilosoft.com>
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 11:38:04 -0400
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Alex Pilosov <alex@pilosoft.com> writes:
> On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Alexey Nalbat <alexey@price.ru> writes:
> So, can C-function return multiple rows?
>> 
>> In 7.1 it is possible to do this by using the new function-call
>> interface and adhering to the "functions returning sets" protocol
>> described in src/backend/utils/fmgr/README.

> ooo. Does plpgsql or pltcl support that? 

Not yet.  Are you volunteering to make it happen ;-) ?

			regards, tom lane