diff -ur ../cvs-pgsql/src/backend/parser/gram.y ./src/backend/parser/gram.y
--- ../cvs-pgsql/src/backend/parser/gram.y	2008-10-29 13:37:47.000000000 +0200
+++ ./src/backend/parser/gram.y	2008-10-29 16:49:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -6416,6 +6416,25 @@
 					$$ = (Node *)n;
 				}
 			| values_clause							{ $$ = $1; }
+			| TABLE table_ref
+				{
+					/* same as SELECT * FROM table_ref */
+					ColumnRef *cr = makeNode(ColumnRef);
+					ResTarget *rt = makeNode(ResTarget);
+					SelectStmt *n = makeNode(SelectStmt);
+
+					cr->fields = list_make1(makeNode(A_Star));
+					cr->location = -1;
+
+					rt->name = NULL;
+					rt->indirection = NIL;
+					rt->val = (Node *)cr;
+					rt->location = -1;
+
+					n->targetList = list_make1(rt);
+					n->fromClause = list_make1($2);
+					$$ = (Node *)n;
+				}
 			| select_clause UNION opt_all select_clause
 				{
 					$$ = makeSetOp(SETOP_UNION, $3, $1, $4);