Re: Add column if not exists (CINE)

On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 08:18:13PM -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 6:45 PM, Kjell Rune Skaaraas <kjella79(at)yahoo(dot)no> wrote:
[snip]
> > I saw some indications that this might be a minority opinion, well I would like to cast a vote FOR this functionality. The workarounds are ugly, the solution simple and while I agree it's possible to misuse it, my opinion is that you shouldn't become a surgeon if you can't handle a scalpel. In this case I get the feeling I'm reading instructions on how to do surgery with a butter knife because we don't dare hand out anything sharper.
>
> I've already said my piece on this, but I couldn't agree more. Well
> said, and your use case is exactly the one I want it for.
>

+1 (Scribbles down the phrase "instructions on how to do surgery with a
butter knife because we don't dare hand out anything sharper" for future
repurposing)

Ross
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