Re: INSERT and parentheses

From: Marko Tiikkaja <marko(dot)tiikkaja(at)cs(dot)helsinki(dot)fi>
To: igor polishchuk <ora4dba(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: INSERT and parentheses
Date: 2010-08-24 08:46:01
Message-ID: 4C7386C9.9030204@cs.helsinki.fi
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On 2010-08-24 8:25 AM +0300, igor polishchuk wrote:
> Marko et al,
> This is my first ever attempt of a patch review just for learning the
> procedure. I'm not a postgres developer, so the review is partial and mostly
> from the usability prospective.

That's all right. I'm sure any help is appreciated.

> The patch provides a HINT for unclear error. This should clarify for a user
> what exactly is wrong with the sql.
> However, the actual HINT text provided with the patch is not very clear,
> too.
> The Stephen Frost's suggestion would add clarity:
>
> errhint("insert appears to be a single column with a record-type rather than
> multiple columns of non-composite type."),

This isn't entirely accurate, either; the columns are not necessarily of
non-composite types.

Regards,
Marko Tiikkaja

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