On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 12:22 AM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > > $ cat loop.sql > \if :x < 1000 > \echo :x > \set x :x + 1 > \include loop.sql > \fi > $ psql --set x=0 -f loop.sql > > Somebody is going to think of that workaround for not having loops, and > then whine about how psql runs out of file descriptors and/or stack.
Hmm, I think somebody just DID think of it. But personally this doesn't upset me a bit. If somebody complains about that particular thing, I think that would be an excellent time to suggest that they write a patch to add a looping construct. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
