Re: Re: postgres TODO

At 09:14 8/07/00 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> hi,
>>
>> threre are a postgresql/mysql comparative.
>> You can get something for the TODO:
>>
>> http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/tim20000705.php3?page=1
>>
>> regards,
>>
>
>Thanks. Yes, I have added to the TODO list:
>
> * Add function to return primary key value on INSERT

I had a look at the page and could not see the reference, so this
suggestion may be inappropriate, but...

How about something more general - an incredibly useful feature of Dec/Rdb is:

insert into t1(...) values(...) returning attr-list

which is like performing a select directly after the insert. The same kind
of syntax applies to updates as well, eg.

update t1 set f1 = 2 where <stuff> returning f1, f2, f3;

Perhaps your original suggestion is a lot easier, but this is a convenient
feature...

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