"writable CTEs" - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject "writable CTEs"
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Msg-id 1293042509.15493.5.camel@vanquo.pezone.net
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Responses Re: "writable CTEs"  (Marko Tiikkaja <marko.tiikkaja@cs.helsinki.fi>)
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As a side note, I think the term "writable CTE" is a misnomer.  The CTE
is not writable.  The CTE is the result of a write operation.

A writable CTE would look like this:

WITH foo AS (SELECT ...) UPDATE foo SET ...

a bit like an updatable view.

AFAICT, the current patch doesn't use the term, so there is no problem,
but just for those who are preparing propaganda and such.




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