Re: Creating a Pseudocolumn

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Jonah H(dot) Harris" <jonah(dot)harris(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: "Pgsql Hackers" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Creating a Pseudocolumn
Date: 2006-05-16 04:20:26
Message-ID: 5801.1147753226@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Jonah H. Harris" <jonah(dot)harris(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> I'm reworking hierarchical queries and am adding a LEVEL pseudocolumn.
> As it's a totally calculated attribute, what's the best way to handle
> it keeping in mind that LEVEL is only used in a hierarchical query?

Perhaps you should start by explaining what the heck you're talking
about ;-). I can find nothing in the SQL2003 spec that sounds anything
like a LEVEL function or pseudocolumn.

regards, tom lane

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