AW: Fix for tablename in targetlist - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Zeugswetter Andreas SB
Subject AW: Fix for tablename in targetlist
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Msg-id 11C1E6749A55D411A9670001FA6879633682DC@sdexcsrv1.f000.d0188.sd.spardat.at
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> > I tend to agree that we should not change the code to make "select tab"
> > work, on the grounds of error-proneness.
> 
> OK, here is another patch that does this:
> 
>     test=> select test from test;
>      test 
>     ------
>         1
>     (1 row)

I object also. It is not a feature, and it might stand in the way of a future interpretation.
What does it buy you except saving the 2 chars '.*' ? Imho it is far from obvious behavior.

Andreas


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