Re: Why do OLD and NEW have special internal names?

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2009-11-06T06:02:50Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
>> BTW, this brings up another point, which is that up to now it's often
>> been possible to use plpgsql variable names that conflict with
>> core-parser reserved words, so long as you didn't need to use the
>> reserved word with its special meaning. That will stop working when
>> this patch goes in. Doesn't bother me any, but if anyone thinks it's
>> a serious problem, speak now.

> Any keyword or just fully reserved keywords?

Anything that's not allowed as a column name will be at issue.

			regards, tom lane