Re: inserting values like in mySQL

From: Nabil Sayegh <imap(at)sayegh(dot)de>
To: Peter Asemann <Peter(dot)Asemann(at)rrze(dot)uni-erlangen(dot)de>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: inserting values like in mySQL
Date: 2001-05-22 21:51:24
Message-ID: 20010522215040.C05C71684342@imap.net-lab.net
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On 18 May 2001 18:03:25 +0200, Peter Asemann wrote:
> In mySQL it was like this:
>
> insert into users values ('','peter','my_pass');
>
> In PostGreSQL this does not work. The only thing that works is
>
> insert into users (name,pass) values ('peter','my_pass');

Yes, thats not nice in postgresql. But there is a workaround.
Put the 'default' fields at the end:

---------------8<---------------------
CREATE TEMP TABLE tempo (test bool, id serial);

INSERT INTO tempo values (true);

SELECT * from tempo;
---------------8<---------------------

test | id
------+----
t | 1
(1 row)

Hope it helps.

P.S.: I'd really like postgresql to behave like mysql this context
P.S.S.: Perhaps also in the GROUP BY context :)

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Nabil Sayegh

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