proposal: ANSI SQL 2011 syntax for named parameters

Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>

From: Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>

To: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>

Date: 2012-12-28T16:22:26Z

Lists: pgsql-hackers

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ansi_named_params.patch (application/octet-stream) patch

Hello

I am not sure, but maybe is time to introduce ANSI SQL syntax for
functions' named parameters

It is defined in ANSI SQL 2011

 CALL P (B => 1, A => 2)

instead PostgreSQL syntax CALL ( B := 1, A := 2)

Patch is very simple, but there are lot of questions about support
previous syntax.

* should we support both - probably yes

* how long time we will support pg syntax? - 2..5..ever years

* when we mark pg syntax as obsolete?

* when we remove pg syntax?

Regards

Pavel