Re: [PATCHES] ANSI Compliant Inserts

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Rod Taylor <rbt(at)zort(dot)ca>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Hackers List <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] ANSI Compliant Inserts
Date: 2002-04-15 20:04:07
Message-ID: 200204152004.g3FK47U16909@candle.pha.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Bruce Momjian writes:
>
> > Peter, are you saying you don't want to require all columns to be
> > specified when INSERT doesn't list the columns?
>
> Yes, that's what I'm saying. Too much breakage and annoyance potential in
> that change.

OK, how about a NOTICE stating that the missing columns were filled in
with defaults?

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