Re: Select all fields except one

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On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:14:52 -0800
David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> wrote:

> > > This sounds like self-modifying code. I'd submit that you're
> > > trying to do the wrong thing in the first place, and that you
> > > should look over your design for flaws like this and re-do that
> > > design.
> >
> > Or to actually try to be helpful, you could consider using a server
> > side function instead:
> >
> > select * from global_query({},TEXT);
>
> Helping somebody shoot themselves in the foot isn't helping them.

You have zero idea of his business requirements. He "may" have a valid
reason for this. I will grant that in this particular case it is
unlikely and that he is probably over thinking the automation of his
solution but still...

I would note that I use self modifying code all the time with
partitioning and there is *nothing* wrong with that. It calls "dynamic".

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>
> Cheers,
> David.

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