Re: Array function - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Array function
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Msg-id 200411280408.iAS481507668@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: Array function  (David Fetter <david@fetter.org>)
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FYI, this discussion about adding a separate array section to the docs
(which we already have, as Peter pointed out) is independent of the
ARRAY() documentation addition I just put in the patch queue.

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David Fetter wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 01, 2004 at 01:59:13PM -0600, Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> > On Sun, Oct 31, 2004 at 04:36:14PM -0800, David Fetter wrote:
> > > Folks,
> > >
> > > Here's a little addition to the array functions & operators
> > > section of the manual.  It adds a function array() to the list.
> > >
> > > Cheers, D
> >
> > BTW, it seems it would be useful to dedicate a chapter to array
> > handling, since it's something that's not very common amongst
> > databases.
>
> I guess it depends what you mean. Oracle has "subtables," and other
> things have stuff like that.  Also, it's in the SQL standard...
>
> Anyhow, where do you think it should go?
>
> Cheers,
> D
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