Re: "AS" by the syntax of table reference.(8.4 proposal) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Hiroshi Saito
Subject Re: "AS" by the syntax of table reference.(8.4 proposal)
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In response to "AS" by the syntax of table reference.(8.4 proposal)  ("Hiroshi Saito" <z-saito@guitar.ocn.ne.jp>)
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Hi.

From: "Tom Lane" <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

> A possibly bigger problem is that the solution for postfix ops doesn't
> scale nicely: we'd have to list not only IDENT, but *every* can-be-ColId
> keyword, in the %precedence list, which (a) is a maintenance headache,
> (b) causes a conflict because some are already listed there with the
> wrong precedence for this purpose, and (c) is very scary from the
> viewpoint of possibly silently suppressing warnings of future grammar
> ambiguities.  I'm not even that happy with giving IDENT a precedence;
> giving precedences to 270 or so currently precedence-less tokens
> just doesn't sound safe.

Yeah, when I began, I tried the method same as a_expr IDENT as you.
That is because I thought that it was effective in order to avoid a conflict
simply. It is worried that it may cause the problem of next operation by the 
reason IDENT is not the simple token. Therefore, c_expr IDENT of the 
method of doing with a basic rule was proposed. However, If it is allowed 
in the place which you consider, I don't have an objection.

Regards,
Hiroshi Saito



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