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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Matthew Wakeling <matthew@flymine.org>
Cc: Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: plpgsql arrays
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:57:20 -0400
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Matthew Wakeling <matthew@flymine.org> writes:
> On Tue, 7 Apr 2009, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Subsequent discussion showed that the problem was Matthew hadn't found
>> that page.  I guess that at least the DECLARE CURSOR reference page
>> ought to have something like "if you are trying to use cursors in
>> plpgsql, see <link>".  Matthew, where *were* you looking exactly?

> The DECLARE CURSOR page, and then guessing the INTO bit because that's how 
> SELECT works.

I've added cross-references in the DECLARE and FETCH pages.  I hope
that's sufficient to catch the attention of anyone trying to use cursors
...

			regards, tom lane

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