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* Why their is a limit in Postgresql (psql) Parameters..?
@ 2003-07-21 10:29 vijaykumar M <m_vijaykumar@hotmail.com>
  2003-07-21 11:42 ` Re: Why their is a limit in Postgresql (psql) Parameters..? Richard Huxton <richardh@archonet.com>
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From: vijaykumar M @ 2003-07-21 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm using Postgresql v7.3.3. I have a small question ...</P>
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* Re: Why their is a limit in Postgresql (psql) Parameters..?
  2003-07-21 10:29 Why their is a limit in Postgresql (psql) Parameters..? vijaykumar M <m_vijaykumar@hotmail.com>
@ 2003-07-21 11:42 ` Richard Huxton <richardh@archonet.com>
  2003-07-21 13:09   ` Re: Why their is a limit in Postgresql (psql) Parameters..? Rod Taylor <rbt@rbt.ca>
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From: Richard Huxton @ 2003-07-21 11:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: vijaykumar M <m_vijaykumar@hotmail.com>; pgsql-sql

On Monday 21 July 2003 11:29, vijaykumar M wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>     I'm using Postgresql v7.3.3. I have a small question ...
>
>     Why is that there is a maximum limit of 32 input parameters to the
> Postgresql function?
>       Whereas stored procedures in Oracle and SQL Server
> take more than 32 input arguments. So this puts extra burden on the
> middleware developer to handle this stiuation at the time of migrating
> existing databases in SQL Server or Oracle to Postgresql.

It used to be 16 and was increased to 32 fairly recently (hmm - 7.3.0 
according to the release notes). People used to tweak and recompile the 
source to increase from 16, so I suppose you could still do the same. Have a 
look in the mailing list archives, I seem to remember messages on this in the 
past.

The reason why it's not bigger is that there hasn't been enough people saying 
"I need more parameters".

-- 
  Richard Huxton
  Archonet Ltd



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* Re: Why their is a limit in Postgresql (psql) Parameters..?
  2003-07-21 10:29 Why their is a limit in Postgresql (psql) Parameters..? vijaykumar M <m_vijaykumar@hotmail.com>
  2003-07-21 11:42 ` Re: Why their is a limit in Postgresql (psql) Parameters..? Richard Huxton <richardh@archonet.com>
@ 2003-07-21 13:09   ` Rod Taylor <rbt@rbt.ca>
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From: Rod Taylor @ 2003-07-21 13:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Richard Huxton <richardh@archonet.com>; +Cc: vijaykumar M <m_vijaykumar@hotmail.com>; pgsql-sql

> The reason why it's not bigger is that there hasn't been enough people saying 
> "I need more parameters".

That and a general speed penalty to all users of all functions.

Make (whatever) the limitation is affect only those using a large number
of parameters and you will find the limit set to a fairly high number.

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