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1 files changed, 33 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/spi.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/spi.sgml
index 651930aa3d6..16c3ab71e85 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/spi.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/spi.sgml
@@ -5314,15 +5314,16 @@ CREATE FUNCTION execq(text, integer) RETURNS int8
=> INSERT INTO a VALUES (execq('INSERT INTO a VALUES (0)', 0));
INSERT 0 1
=> SELECT execq('SELECT * FROM a', 0);
-INFO: EXECQ: 0 -- inserted by execq
-INFO: EXECQ: 1 -- returned by execq and inserted by upper INSERT
+INFO: EXECQ: 0 <lineannotation>-- inserted by execq</lineannotation>
+INFO: EXECQ: 1 <lineannotation>-- returned by execq and inserted by upper INSERT</lineannotation>
execq
-------
2
(1 row)
-=&gt; SELECT execq('INSERT INTO a SELECT x + 2 FROM a', 1);
+=&gt; SELECT execq('INSERT INTO a SELECT x + 2 FROM a RETURNING *', 1);
+INFO: EXECQ: 2 <lineannotation>-- 0 + 2, then execution was stopped by count</lineannotation>
execq
-------
1
@@ -5331,21 +5332,38 @@ INFO: EXECQ: 1 -- returned by execq and inserted by upper INSERT
=&gt; SELECT execq('SELECT * FROM a', 10);
INFO: EXECQ: 0
INFO: EXECQ: 1
-INFO: EXECQ: 2 -- 0 + 2, only one row inserted - as specified
+INFO: EXECQ: 2
+
+ execq
+-------
+ 3 <lineannotation>-- 10 is the max value only, 3 is the real number of rows</lineannotation>
+(1 row)
+=&gt; SELECT execq('INSERT INTO a SELECT x + 10 FROM a', 1);
execq
-------
- 3 -- 10 is the max value only, 3 is the real number of rows
+ 3 <lineannotation>-- all rows processed; count does not stop it, because nothing is returned</lineannotation>
(1 row)
+=&gt; SELECT * FROM a;
+ x
+----
+ 0
+ 1
+ 2
+ 10
+ 11
+ 12
+(6 rows)
+
=&gt; DELETE FROM a;
-DELETE 3
+DELETE 6
=&gt; INSERT INTO a VALUES (execq('SELECT * FROM a', 0) + 1);
INSERT 0 1
=&gt; SELECT * FROM a;
x
---
- 1 -- no rows in a (0) + 1
+ 1 <lineannotation>-- 0 (no rows in a) + 1</lineannotation>
(1 row)
=&gt; INSERT INTO a VALUES (execq('SELECT * FROM a', 0) + 1);
@@ -5355,15 +5373,16 @@ INSERT 0 1
x
---
1
- 2 -- there was one row in a + 1
+ 2 <lineannotation>-- 1 (there was one row in a) + 1</lineannotation>
(2 rows)
--- This demonstrates the data changes visibility rule:
+<lineannotation>-- This demonstrates the data changes visibility rule.</lineannotation>
+<lineannotation>-- execq is called twice and sees different numbers of rows each time:</lineannotation>
=&gt; INSERT INTO a SELECT execq('SELECT * FROM a', 0) * x FROM a;
-INFO: EXECQ: 1
+INFO: EXECQ: 1 <lineannotation>-- results from first execq</lineannotation>
INFO: EXECQ: 2
-INFO: EXECQ: 1
+INFO: EXECQ: 1 <lineannotation>-- results from second execq</lineannotation>
INFO: EXECQ: 2
INFO: EXECQ: 2
INSERT 0 2
@@ -5372,10 +5391,9 @@ INSERT 0 2
---
1
2
- 2 -- 2 rows * 1 (x in first row)
- 6 -- 3 rows (2 + 1 just inserted) * 2 (x in second row)
-(4 rows) ^^^^^^
- rows visible to execq() in different invocations
+ 2 <lineannotation>-- 2 rows * 1 (x in first row)</lineannotation>
+ 6 <lineannotation>-- 3 rows (2 + 1 just inserted) * 2 (x in second row)</lineannotation>
+(4 rows)
</programlisting>
</para>
</sect1>