From: | Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | scrappy(at)hub(dot)org (The Hermit Hacker) |
Cc: | Andreas(dot)Zeugswetter(at)telecom(dot)at, pgsql-hackers(at)hub(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] Re: subselects |
Date: | 1998-01-21 16:03:19 |
Message-ID: | 199801211603.LAA21510@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> > Yes, I know other engines support subqueries and references in the
> > target list. I want to know if we are going to do that for 6.3.
> > Personally, I have never seen much use for it.
>
> If its easy to add in the next couple of days, sure, go for
> it...but can someone explain to me *why* you would use a subselect in the
> target list? I've actually never seen that before :9
I have no idea why someone would want to do that. I have enough trouble
figuring out how the engine is going to execute normal queries, let
alone strange ones like that.
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Bruce Momjian
maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us
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