Re: [PATCHES] extension for sql update

From: Susanne Ebrecht <miracee(at)miracee(dot)de>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] extension for sql update
Date: 2006-08-13 20:37:56
Message-ID: 44DF8DA4.4020108@miracee.de
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Robert Treat wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>
> I am working now to get this into 8.2.
>
>
I am glad to read this. But what does it mean to me? Shall I change the
patch someway?

Susanne

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