Re: PostgreSQL Top 10 Wishlist - Mailing list pgsql-general

From David Fetter
Subject Re: PostgreSQL Top 10 Wishlist
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Msg-id 20060117175240.GB21312@fetter.org
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In response to PostgreSQL Top 10 Wishlist  ("rlee0001" <robeddielee@hotmail.com>)
Responses Re: PostgreSQL Top 10 Wishlist  (Joost Kraaijeveld <J.Kraaijeveld@Askesis.nl>)
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On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 10:28:03AM -0600, Tony Caduto wrote:
> As long as we are talking wish lists...
>
> What I would like to see is some way to change the ordering of the
> fields without having to drop and recreate the table.

Why are you asking us to optimize the 'SELECT *' case which almost
never belongs in production code in the 1st place?

> unless...is it possible to safely modify the |attnum field of
> ||pg_attribute?  I know we should never directly modify system
> tables but..|

You're right.  No 'but' involved :)

Cheers,
D
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