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Re: Insert vs Update syntax


  • From: Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>
  • To: Clodoaldo <clodoaldo(dot)pinto(dot)neto(at)gmail(dot)com>
  • Cc: PostgreSQL - General ML <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
  • Subject: Re: Insert vs Update syntax
  • Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:21:55 +0100
  • Message-id: <20080229162155.GB28668@svana.org> <text/plain>

On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 01:17:20PM -0300, Clodoaldo wrote:
> When inserting into a table and there are many columns to be inserted
> it is hard to synchronize columns to values:

<snip>

> Is there some reason for the insert syntax to be the way it is in
> instead of the much easier to get it right Update syntax?:

Because it's what the SQL standard says. If you don't like it I suggest
you take it up with them... But it's a little late to change now I
think.

Have a nice day,
-- 
Martijn van Oosterhout   <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>   http://svana.org/kleptog/
> Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
>  -- John F Kennedy

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