On: Against SQL

[pjmlp]

Here is your function(arg, arg, arg)

    CREATE [OR REPLACE] FUNCTION function_name (arg, arg, arg)
        RETURN return_type
    IS
      ---
    END;

Then

    SELECT function_name (arg, arg, arg...) FROM dual;


    SELECT columns FROM xpt where xpt.id = function_name (arg, arg, arg...);

    IF function_name (arg, arg, arg...) = ... THEN ...

[rswail → pjmlp]

well, except "FROM dual" is an Oracle-ism because they require a FROM in a SELECT.

[pjmlp → rswail]

And? Using compiler extensions apparently doesn't bother C developers.