Re: Please include hier-patch in next PostgreSQL version

From: Rod Taylor <rbt(at)rbt(dot)ca>
To: Boris Klug <boris(dot)klug(at)control(dot)de>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org, PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Please include hier-patch in next PostgreSQL version
Date: 2003-01-29 13:17:37
Message-ID: 1043846257.76461.123.camel@jester
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On Mon, 2003-01-27 at 10:05, Boris Klug wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I want to say that it would be fantastic when you include the Oracle like
> "CONNECT BY" patch (see gppl.terminal.ru/readme.html) in the next version of
> PostgreSQL.
> It is very usefull for people that have to handle such kind of hierarchical
> data.

Yes, very useful -- but use the SQL 99 syntax for recursive queries and
not the wonky Oracle version. It's more flexible.

Looking forward to the patch ;)

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Rod Taylor <rbt(at)rbt(dot)ca>

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