| From: | "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com> |
|---|---|
| To: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Susanne Ebrecht <miracee(at)miracee(dot)de> |
| Subject: | Re: [PATCHES] extension for sql update |
| Date: | 2006-08-11 22:11:03 |
| Message-ID: | 20060811221103.GZ27928@pervasive.com |
| Views: | Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email |
| Thread: | |
| Lists: | pgsql-hackers pgsql-patches |
On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 10:59:45AM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > Are we sure we don't want the patch for a non-subquery version of SET
> > > ROW for 8.2?
> > >
> > > o Allow UPDATE tab SET ROW (col, ...) = (...) for updating
> > > multiple columns
> >
> > It seems to be moderately useful as a notational convenience for now.
> >
> > Is it too hard to rip it back out once the full row support arrives?
> > That seems speculation at best anyway.
>
> That's what I was thinking. Glad someone else replied. ;-)
If you're looking for votes, +1. I'll gladly take a subset of the SQL
standard UPDATE table SET (...) = (...) over having nothing.
--
Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com
Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117
vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461
| From | Date | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next Message | Andrew Hammond | 2006-08-11 22:57:42 | perl namespace for postgres specific modules? |
| Previous Message | Alvaro Herrera | 2006-08-11 21:27:46 | Re: 8.2 features status |
| From | Date | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next Message | Heikki Linnakangas | 2006-08-11 23:16:58 | Re: [HACKERS] Maintaining cluster order on insert |
| Previous Message | Jim Nasby | 2006-08-11 21:02:25 | Re: [HACKERS] Forcing current WAL file to be archived |