Michael Paquier <mich...@paquier.xyz> writes: > On Fri, Dec 07, 2018 at 10:04:06AM +0900, Michael Paquier wrote: >> I think that we should make the function return NULL if the relation >> defined does not exist, as we usually do for system-facing functions. >> It is also easier for the caller to know that the relation does not >> exist instead of having a plpgsql try/catch wrapper or such.
> Are there any objections about fixing this issue? I would rather fix it > sonner than later. Return NULL seems a reasonable behavior. How about cases where the relation OID exists but it's the wrong kind of relation? regards, tom lane