On Nov 15, 2009, at 11:21 AM, Greg Stark wrote: > No, that's not the same. > > The point is that $ is a perfectly valid SQL identifier character and > $foo is a perfectly valid identifier. You can always quote any > identifier (yes, after case smashing) so you would expect if $foo is a > valid identifier then "$foo" would refer to the same identifier. > You're introducing a meaning for $foo but saying there's no valid way > to quote the identifier to get the same thing. And worse, if you do > quote it you get something else entirely different.
$foo should be killed off as a valid identifier, IMNSHO. But failing that, some other sigil would be most welcome. Best, David -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
