Re: Oracle and Postgresql

From: Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Oracle and Postgresql
Date: 2008-09-01 14:39:09
Message-ID: g9guqe$vcf$1@ger.gmane.org
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-general pgsql-www

David Fetter, 01.09.2008 16:08:
>> because we are making extensive usage of Oracle's windowing
>> functions
>
> http://umitanuki.net/pgsql/wfv04/design.html

I knew there was work going on regarding this, but I didn't know how definite the decision was to integrate that into 8.4

It's too bad lead(), lag() won't make it

> It's even more fun with CTEs.
> <http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/CTEReadme>

Recursive CTE are quite cool, and a valid "replacement" for CONNECT BY.
I've used it already with SQL Server 2005 and once you get the idea it's really nice.

> Those will both be fixed, at least to a large degree, in 8.4 :)

What exactly means "large degree" :)

Regards
Thomas

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-general by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message David Fetter 2008-09-01 14:59:08 Re: Oracle and Postgresql
Previous Message mike stanton 2008-09-01 14:31:24 refcursor

Browse pgsql-www by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message David Fetter 2008-09-01 14:59:08 Re: Oracle and Postgresql
Previous Message David Fetter 2008-09-01 14:08:56 Re: Oracle and Postgresql