On Mon, 2007-04-16 at 18:18 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > "Simon Riggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I'm concerned that many PL/pgSQL routines will now run slower because > > they may now be considered scrollable when they previously were not. > > There is no change in the default behavior.
Previously: - PL/pgSQL cursors were non-scrollable - DECLARE CURSOR cursors were not non-scrollable by default The new docs say it is "query dependent", whereas previously the default was non-scrollable. That sounds like a change in the default behaviour, so I'm trying to dig a little deeper. Are you saying that if I don't say anything at all then a cursor will be non-scrollable? -- Simon Riggs EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
