From: | Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)fr> |
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To: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> |
Cc: | Sébastien Lardière <slardiere(at)hi-media(dot)com>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Truncate if exists |
Date: | 2012-10-12 16:41:49 |
Message-ID: | m2pq4nzlpu.fsf@2ndQuadrant.fr |
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Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
> This strikes me as just highly un-SQL-like.
+1
> I tend to agree with Noah's comment upthread:
>
>> But the syntax is a bandage for raw psql input remaining a hostile
>> environment for implementing the full range of schema changes. Switch to
>> submitting your SQL from a richer programming environment, and these additions
>> to core syntax cease to add much.
I think the comment is generally true, but fails in the face of the
simplicity of this particular grammar addition. Also, I have the same
problem as Sébastien to understand Tom's usage example.
Regards,
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Dimitri Fontaine
http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support
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