Hannu Krosing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If we go with your syntax I would prefer SET LOCAL to LOCAL SET , so > that LOCAL feels tied more to variable rather than to SET .
I agree. I was originally thinking that that way might require LOCAL to become a reserved word, but we should be able to avoid it. With Thomas' nearby suggestion of SET SESSION ..., we'd have SET [ SESSION | LOCAL ] varname TO value and it only remains to argue which case is the default ;-) regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]