Re: [PATCHES] extension for sql update

From: Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Susanne Ebrecht <miracee(at)miracee(dot)de>
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] extension for sql update
Date: 2006-08-13 15:51:17
Message-ID: 200608131151.18698.xzilla@users.sourceforge.net
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On Saturday 12 August 2006 16:16, David Fetter wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 05:11:03PM -0500, Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 10:59:45AM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > > > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > > > Are we sure we don't want the patch for a non-subquery version of
> > > > > SET ROW for 8.2?
> > > > >
> > > > > o Allow UPDATE tab SET ROW (col, ...) = (...) for updating
> > > > > multiple columns
> > > >
> > > > It seems to be moderately useful as a notational convenience for
> > > > now.
> > > >
> > > > Is it too hard to rip it back out once the full row support
> > > > arrives? That seems speculation at best anyway.
> > >
> > > That's what I was thinking. Glad someone else replied. ;-)
> >
> > If you're looking for votes, +1. I'll gladly take a subset of the
> > SQL standard UPDATE table SET (...) = (...) over having nothing.
>
> +1 here, too. :)
>

+1

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Robert Treat
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