Re: IFNULL -> COALESCE

From: "Ross J(dot) Reedstrom" <reedstrm(at)rice(dot)edu>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: IFNULL -> COALESCE
Date: 2002-02-11 21:06:20
Message-ID: 20020211210620.GC31039@rice.edu
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

On Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 09:44:27AM +0000, Lee Kindness wrote:
> Oh, i'd agree - it's not really worth the hassle adding the code to
> automatically do this. Useful to have it mentioned in the archives so
> someone else coming up against the same issue can pick up on it
> quicker...
>
> Got me thinking about an option for ecpg to report about any
> non-standard/user-defined functions used in the source (which of
> course it assumes are such and just lets them through). Also that
> 'sqlca is included by default' message added for 7.2 is annoying!

That's actually something needed for FIPS (US federal gov't standard)
although it's optional (not mentionec at all?) for ANSI or ISO: a
'flagger' that reports all non-standard extensions.

Ross

In response to

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Peter Eisentraut 2002-02-11 21:56:00 sqlca warning (was Re: IFNULL -> COALESCE)
Previous Message Jean-Michel POURE 2002-02-11 20:57:43 Re: [HACKERS] Feature enhancement request : use of libgda