Re: PostgreSQL Top 10 Wishlist

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
Cc: Stephan Szabo <sszabo(at)megazone(dot)bigpanda(dot)com>, "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com>, Joost Kraaijeveld <J(dot)Kraaijeveld(at)Askesis(dot)nl>, PostgreSQL General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL Top 10 Wishlist
Date: 2006-01-19 01:22:15
Message-ID: 5945.1137633735@sss.pgh.pa.us
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David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> writes:
> Although it might be nice to have different column orderings, say
> per-role, the SQL:2003 standard requires a single canonical ordering
> in the information schema. How would we handle both?

If you want some other column ordering, you make a view. The only thing
we're really lacking to make that a fully acceptable answer is
automatically-updatable views, which I believe someone is working on...

regards, tom lane

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