| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Emmanuel Cecchet <manu(at)asterdata(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: COPY enhancements |
| Date: | 2009-09-11 19:08:31 |
| Message-ID: | 8865.1252696111@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Emmanuel Cecchet <manu(at)asterdata(dot)com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> The important point is to look at the grammar, which doesn't have any
>> idea what the specific options are in the list.
> I understand the convenience from a developer perspective but I wonder
> how this improves the user experience.
It's all in the eye of the beholder I suppose, but I don't find random
pseudo-English phrases to be particularly great to remember or work with
either. The existing COPY syntax is a complete mess from a user's
viewpoint already, IMO.
regards, tom lane
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