From: | Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu (Thomas G(dot) Lockhart) |
Cc: | hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] isnull() or is it?t |
Date: | 1998-12-09 06:23:07 |
Message-ID: | 199812090623.BAA02843@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> > isnull() is on our TODO list.
>
> If the one-line description in the TODO list is accurate and complete,
> istm that the SQL92-standard function COALESCE() which I put into the
> current development tree as part of the CASE feature does that and more.
>
> Neither function would allow an inner join to magically become an outer
> join. Speaking of which, remember that you're planning on helping with
> outer joins for the next release, right? Or at least you haven't turned
> me down yet... :)
I reserve the right to fail, though.
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