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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Sun Oct 13 23:15:09 EDT 2002 + Last updated: Thu Oct 17 19:33:40 EDT 2002 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -1113,8 +1113,11 @@ CREATE TABLE test (x int, modtime timestamp DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ); 5.3) How do I write a C function to return a tuple? - This requires wizardry so extreme that the authors have never tried - it, though in principle it can be done. + In versions of PostgreSQL beginning with 7.3, table-returning + functions are fully supported in C, PL/PgSQL, and SQL. See the + Programmer's Guide for more information. An example of a + table-returning function defined in C can be found in + contrib/tablefunc. 5.4) I have changed a source file. Why does the recompile not see the change? diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index b8b24ccae02..879e9072142 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ alink="#0000ff"> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> - <P>Last updated: Sun Oct 13 23:15:09 EDT 2002</P> + <P>Last updated: Thu Oct 17 19:33:40 EDT 2002</P> <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR> @@ -1408,8 +1408,11 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe) <H4><A name="5.3">5.3</A>) How do I write a C function to return a tuple?</H4> - <P>This requires wizardry so extreme that the authors have never - tried it, though in principle it can be done.</P> + <P>In versions of PostgreSQL beginning with 7.3, table-returning + functions are fully supported in C, PL/PgSQL, and SQL. See the + Programmer's Guide for more information. An example of a + table-returning function defined in C can be found in + contrib/tablefunc.</P> <H4><A name="5.4">5.4</A>) I have changed a source file. Why does the recompile not see the change?</H4> |