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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gevik Babakhani wrote: > > This patch implements the function parameter referencing by name as > discussed before. > Please find the version 1.0 of this patch at http://www.postgresql.nl/gevik/ > > The zip archive contains a combined and separate patches to make reviewing > easier. > > How this patch is implemented: > As discussed before, a generic parser callback functionality has been > implemented > to create hooks from within the parser. The mechanism of handling refnames > acts only > when the parser is in context of parsing a function AND all of the previous > attempts to > recognize an unknown refname (also after implicit RTE) has failed. This way > the match > for a possible function parameter name is executed as a last measure. > > notes: > > - a new error code has been added: ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_FUNCTION_PARAMETER_NAME > - when a given refname is unrecognized after all matches, one of the two > following > error messages is shown: > > a) "there is no parameter %s defined for function %s" > b) "there is no parameter %s.%s defined for function %s or this \n is > an invalid reference to FROM-clause entry for table \"%s\"" > > - 2 new files have been added parse_callback.h and .c > - the patch also contains test for regression > - the main logic is implemented in transformColumnRef/ case 1 and case 2 > - patch is created using VC++ 2005, tested on Win32 and RH4 > > > ------------------------------------------------ > Gevik Babakhani > > PostgreSQL NL http://www.postgresql.nl > TrueSoftware BV http://www.truesoftware.nl > ------------------------------------------------ > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://postgres.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings