"Alex Pilosov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> On 16 Nov 2001, Jason E. Stewart wrote:
> 
> > Even so. If it did exist, would it enable me to pass void*'s to and
> > from the stored procedures?
>
> Void * to what? If you mean you want to pass an array by reference, _YOU
> CANNOT DO THAT_, as server and client do not share memory and you have to
> explicitly pass along all elements of an array to the server.

Sorry, that was just me being dumb. I'm still not thinking
client/server all the time...

> > Ok. Is this because there aren't enough warm bodies to actually write
> > the code, or because there is some fundamental issue that prevents it
> > from happening?
>
> Because postgresql stored procedures fundamentally cannot update their
> arguments.

And given the above client/server separation it really makes no
difference.

Thanks for the education, sorry for the dumb questions.
jas.

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