diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index 56d907042dd..0a11568350e 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -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">
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)
@@ -1408,8 +1408,11 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe)
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.