Re: [PATCH] Add support for INSERT ... SET syntax

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Suraj Kharage <suraj(dot)kharage(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add support for INSERT ... SET syntax
Date: 2026-03-30 14:56:12
Message-ID: 2009392.1774882572@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"David G. Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Monday, March 30, 2026, Suraj Kharage <suraj(dot)kharage(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
> wrote:
>> I would like to propose adding support for an alternative INSERT syntax
>> that uses named column assignments via a SET clause. This provides a more
>> convenient and readable way to write inserts, particularly when only
>> specific columns need values.

> -1 for inventing our own full variant of insert command syntax.

This has been discussed before, no? I don't recall exactly why
we didn't adopt the earlier proposal(s), but some digging in the
mailing list archives should be fruitful.

regards, tom lane

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