Informix and OUTER join syntax

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Informix and OUTER join syntax
Date: 2000-01-12 20:38:10
Message-ID: 200001122039.PAA13303@candle.pha.pa.us
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Looking in the Informix manuals, I now see how they handle complex outer
joins:

SELECT *
FROM tab1, OUTER(tab2, tab3)
WHERE tab1.col1 = tab2.col1 AND
tab2.col1 = tab3.col1

It does the tab2, tab3 join first, then _outer_ joins to tab1.
Interesting.


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