Re: Syntax for partitioning

From: Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)fr>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
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Subject: Re: Syntax for partitioning
Date: 2011-11-14 09:28:59
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Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> to match the desired granularity of data removal. I don't really see
> any way that the database can be expected to know what that is, unless
> it's told in advance. So AFAICS you really have to have a declarative
> way of telling it how to do the partitioning --- it's not going to be
> able to infer that automatically.

Yes, I'm taking that back. Declarative is not the same thing as explicit
partitioning though, that "index" like physical map is declarative too,
e.g.

Regards,
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Dimitri Fontaine
http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support

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