Re: Good Books

From: postgresql(at)bryden(dot)co(dot)za
To: "Bruno Wolff III" <bruno(at)wolff(dot)to>
Cc: postgresql(at)bryden(dot)co(dot)za, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Good Books
Date: 2005-03-24 13:41:06
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Hi Bruno

There are a lot of the topics that I feel could have better (or more
comprehensive examples). In particular I am thinking of plpgsql. One
example is information about working with Exceptions (postgresql specific)
and another is the small amount of info about the RAISE Statement.

Refering to my mention of exceptions above, the following is information
that I could not find in the standard docs:
How to use(Return using RAISE) the actual exception code and message once
you have handled the error. This is especially usefull if you have used
WHEN OTHERS to catch the error.

Thanks
Craig

> On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 14:37:59 +0200,
> postgresql(at)bryden(dot)co(dot)za wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I am new to PostgreSQL and find that the standard documentation is very
>> thin. I would like to buy a more comprehensive book. All the available
>> books seem very out of date!!! Firstly, does it matter if I buy a book
>> that was published in Feb 2003? Will such a book be hopelessly out of
>> date?
>
> What parts of the documentation do you find thin? Without knowing what
> you need extra info on, it will be hard to recommend other documentation.
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