Re: inserting values like in mySQL

From: Chris Smith <csmith(at)squiz(dot)net>
To: postgresql <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: inserting values like in mySQL
Date: 2001-05-22 23:24:02
Message-ID: 4.3.2.7.2.20010523092000.00b6fd70@cooee.cybersydney.com.au
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Me again,

>> > 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 in this context
>
>Huh? Mysql doesn't like it either (at least in 3.23). Anyway, it's not
>standard.

What I meant was...
You can do it, just not with int or serial values (try it with a text,
varchar, char, bool field), or any field with the UNIQUE constraint. Same
as mysql, you can't insert '' into an int field or an auto_increment field.

Bye again :)

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