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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: curly braces to group outer joins in queries from OpenOffice.org?
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Msg-id 111.1068561592@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to curly braces to group outer joins in queries from OpenOffice.org?  (Palle Girgensohn <girgen@pingpong.net>)
Responses Re: curly braces to group outer joins in queries from  (Palle Girgensohn <girgen@pingpong.net>)
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Palle Girgensohn <girgen@pingpong.net> writes:
> I just tried using openoffice to create a SQL query, but it failed when I 
> tried using left outer joins. The contructed query from OO contains curly 
> braces to group things. I've never seen this construct before.

The SQL standard has never heard of it, either.  Parentheses would be
correct here.
        regards, tom lane

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