Andrew Dunstan <and...@dunslane.net> writes:
> Pavel Stehule wrote:
>> why we need DO statement? Why not just $$ $$. Only string literal
>> cannot be statement too, so DO is unnecessary.
> I'm also not sure I want to be trying to execute any arbitrary string
> that accidentally gets placed there because someone forgot to put a
> keyword or accidentally deleted it.
That's my feeling as well. Also, I don't think it is sane to allow
options (like "LANGUAGE foo") on a standalone string constant. Yeah,
we could persuade bison to do it, but that doesn't make it a good idea.
regards, tom lane
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