Re: [HACKERS] Enhancing PGSQL to be compatible with Informix SQL

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Don Baccus <dhogaza(at)pacifier(dot)com>
Cc: "Ansley, Michael" <Michael(dot)Ansley(at)intec(dot)co(dot)za>, "'The Hermit Hacker '" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>, "'Rod Chamberlin '" <rod(at)querix(dot)com>, "'pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org '" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Enhancing PGSQL to be compatible with Informix SQL
Date: 2000-01-07 03:25:34
Message-ID: 200001070325.WAA27210@candle.pha.pa.us
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> select ...
> from t1 inner join t4 on t1.x=t4.x,
> t2 left outer join t1
> on t2.y=t1.y and
> (t1.start_date between t2.start_date and t1.start_date),
> t3 left outer join t1 on t3.x=t1.x and t3.y = t1.y;

Let's be honest, folks. This is almost unreadable. I think we will
need some simpler way to access _outer_ in addition to the ANSI way.

I can't imagine how I would answer a question: "How do I do an ANSI
outer join". It would need its own FAQ page.

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