From: | darcy(at)druid(dot)net (D'Arcy J(dot)M(dot) Cain) |
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To: | raanders(at)altoplanos(dot)net (Roderick A(dot) Anderson) |
Cc: | pgsql-sql(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [SQL] can a column be aliased? |
Date: | 1998-08-04 11:38:08 |
Message-ID: | m0z3fPs-00006FC@druid.net |
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Thus spake Roderick A. Anderson
> > Thus spake James Olin Oden
> > > I know this is probably a strange question, but can you give a column
> > > name an alias? The reason I ask is because I have recently realized I
> >
> > SELECT table1.oid AS custnum, table2.oid AS salesman FROM ...
> >
>
> Hot as flame bait, but is the AS a SQL92 standard? Coming from an Oracle
Yes it is.
> background I used
>
> select table1.oid custnum,
> table2.oid salesman
> from ...
This is accepted by the standard as well but doesn't seem to be accepted
by PostgreSQL. Does Oracle accept AS?
<select list> ::=
<asterisk>
| <select sublist> [ { <comma> <select sublist> }... ]
<select sublist> ::=
<derived column>
| <qualifier> <period> <asterisk>
<derived column> ::= <value expression> [ <as clause> ]
<as clause> ::= [ AS ] <column name>
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