On Monday 09 February 2004 14:49, Christian Hergert wrote:
> Is it possible to write a function (in sql or plpgsql) that allows for
> an unknown amount of arguments? Something similar to C's printf()
> function.
>
AFAIK no, but I know of two possible work arounds... first is to write
multiple copies of the function to accept the different number of argument
combinations you need. the other thing i've done in the past is to create
the function as accepting a array as one of its inputs and then handle the
array structure as needed. (bonus points for doing the second method in 7.3
where its much more challenging.) HTH,
Robert Treat
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