Re: implied FROM - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Bruno Wolff III
Subject Re: implied FROM
Date
Msg-id 20030502160430.GB24597@wolff.to
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In response to Re: implied FROM  ("Matt Mello" <alien@spaceship.com>)
List pgsql-sql
On Fri, May 02, 2003 at 08:44:53 -0500, Matt Mello <alien@spaceship.com> wrote:
> Tomasz Myrta said:
> > <cut>
> > Some people
> > said,  that it is very useful inside update queries. The conclusion was
> > this  behaviour should stay as it is.
> 
> I see.  I would have to disagree with those people.

The problem is that there is currently no way to do this on delete
statements without having the tables joined automagically.

There was some talk going on in another thread in the last couple of days
of adding a GUC setting to force an error instead of a warning in this
case.



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