Re: Does the SQL standard actually define LATERAL anywhere?

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: Does the SQL standard actually define LATERAL anywhere?
Date: 2012-09-27 00:21:51
Message-ID: 1348705311.3584.1.camel@vanquo.pezone.net
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On Sat, 2012-09-01 at 00:29 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> this is a spec-defined syntax so surely the SQL standard ought to tell
> us what to do. But I'm darned if I see anything in the standard that
> defines the actual *behavior* of a LATERAL query.

I have it another read and couldn't find anything either. As written,
LATERAL is effectively a noise word, AFAICT.

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