Re: for statement, adding a STEP clause?

[Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>]

Tom Lane wrote:

> "Jaime Casanova" <systemguards(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
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> > there is a chance to add a STEP clause to the FOR statement in plpgsql?
> >    
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> This is not free: it'd require making STEP a reserved word (at least
> within plpgsql) which is contrary to spec.  I think you need to make
> a pretty good case why the value of the feature outweighs breaking
> applications that have perfectly-legally used "step" as an identifier.
>  

This isn't available in PL/SQL, is it? That doesn't mean we shouldn't do it, of course, but it might lessen any perceived imperative.

Maybe using BY instad of STEP as the keyword would make it easier, since its occurrence in SQL makes it less likely to be used as a variable.

cheers

andrew