Re: SQL 2003 conformance

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: Troels Arvin <troels(at)arvin(dot)dk>
Cc: pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: SQL 2003 conformance
Date: 2004-10-21 16:35:03
Message-ID: 200410210935.03857.josh@agliodbs.com
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Troels,

> I believe that PostgreSQL 8 doesn't implement SQL:2003's IDENTITY columns,

You're correct. Mind you, IDENTITY was a mistake, and I'm happy we don't
implement it.

> Sequences are allmost implemented, except PostgreSQL doesn't have the NEXT
> VALUE FOR (uses nextval()). As NEXT VALUE FOR functionality is rather
> important for sequences, one might say that it's important for the syntax
> to be equal here.

Hmmm ... good point. Would be worth bringing up on Hackers as a TODO
suggestion.

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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco

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