Re: INSERT/SELECT with ORDER BY

>
> Unless I'm horribly misreading the spec, this is correct.
> ORDER BY is used in reference to cursor definitions and
> direct select statements, but is not part of query expressions
> which is what the INSERT INTO references.
>
> <insert statement> ::=
> INSERT INTO <table name>
> <insert columns and source>
>
> <insert columns and source> ::=
> [ <left paren> <insert column list> <right paren> ]
> <query expression>
> | DEFAULT VALUES
>
> <insert column list> ::= <column name list>
>
> But, this may be a useful extension to allow, at least with the
> existance of LIMIT.

Yes, added to TODO.

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