From: Markus Schaber <schabi@logix-tt.com>
To: PostGIS Users Discussion <postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net>
Cc: PostgreSQL SQL List <pgsql-sql@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Problem using set-returning functions
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:21:05 +0200
Message-ID: <4427E6C1.1000401@logix-tt.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <35F9812087218F47B050D41D1B58298B86D2F7@dnd5.dnd.boston.cob>
References: <35F9812087218F47B050D41D1B58298B86D2F7@dnd5.dnd.boston.cob>
Hi, Regina,
Obe, Regina DND\MIS wrote:
> generate_series works I think because it is a special case - it isn't
> really a set function even though it behaves that way sortof.
Well, dump() works as well, and it is no build-in.
As a recent thread here stated, it is how set returning functions are
expected to work as long as "adjacent tables" are not implemented.
http://www.mail-archive.com/pgsql-sql@postgresql.org/msg20545.html
Thanks,
Markus
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