From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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To: | "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com> |
Cc: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, Hans-Juergen Schoenig <hs(at)cybertec(dot)at>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Karel Zak <zakkr(at)zf(dot)jcu(dot)cz>, List pgsql-patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: COPY view |
Date: | 2006-08-22 03:49:09 |
Message-ID: | 200608220349.k7M3n9314727@momjian.us |
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Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 05:19:44PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Hans-Juergen Schoenig wrote:
> > > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > >>I don't see why views should be special. Tables clearly should be
> > > >>because we can open them directly.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >Ah, I didn't think of that. Good idea. So we don't need this patch?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > why do we agree on a patch, implement it and reject it then?
> > > would be easier to reject it before actually implementing it ...
> > > it is quite hard to explain to a customer that something is rejected
> > > after approval - even if things are written properly ...
> >
> > Agreed. The problem with this patch is that originally we just wanted
> > views, and later the idea of putting a query in there was agreed on, so
> > the feature request has changed over time.
>
> BTW, one argument for allowing dumping out of views is that it means
> they'd act more like tables; you just COPY viewname TO file.
>
> Also, if copy from select doesn't make it into 8.2, then we should
> absolutely put this patch in, so that users at least have something they
> can use.
OK, based on this feedback, I am adding COPY VIEW to the patches queue.
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