From: "Josh Berkus" <josh@agliodbs.com>
Subject: Re: 16 parameter limit
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>, John Proctor <jproctor@prium.net>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 08:30:08 -0800
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Bruce,

> Actually, I said it didn't come up much, but I know of several heavy
> PL/pgSQL users who do have trouble with the 16 parameter limit, and I
>  am
> looking into increasing it.  If someone wants to do some legwork, go
> ahead.  I do think it needs to be increases.  The lack of complains
> makes it hard for me to advocate increasing it, especially if there
>  is a
> disk space penalty, but personally, I do think it needs increasing.

Personally, as a heavy user of PL/pgSQL procedures, I'm not sure you
 need to increase the *default* number of parameters.  Postgres just
 needs to implement a parameter number change as part of a documented
 command-line compile-time option, i.e. "--with-parameters=32".
  Currently, increasing the number of parameters requires altering the
 C config files before compilation, a rather user-hostile process.  

I've raised this point 3 or 4 times on this list now, and have not seen
 a respons from you or Thomas on this suggestion.   If I had the
 skills, I'd do it myself and upload the changes, but C is not my
 strong suit.

Also, what is the practical maximum number of parameters?

-Josh Berkus