Re: To Postgres Devs : Wouldn't changing the select limit

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jochem van Dieten <jochemd(at)oli(dot)tudelft(dot)nl>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: To Postgres Devs : Wouldn't changing the select limit
Date: 2001-10-19 01:12:10
Message-ID: 8969.1003453930@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Jochem van Dieten <jochemd(at)oli(dot)tudelft(dot)nl> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> There aren't any: SQL92 and SQL99 have no such feature. (Although I
>> notice that they list LIMIT as a word likely to become reserved in
>> future versions.)

> But according to the list in the PostgreSQL docs OFFSET is not a
> reserved word. Is it one of the 'likely to become reserved' words?

Nope, it's not listed. There's no guarantee that their intended use
is the same as ours, anyway, so I don't put any stock in this as a
reason to make a decision now. It was just an observation in passing.

regards, tom lane

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