Re: [HACKERS] IF (NOT) EXISTS in psql-completion - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Stephen Frost
Subject Re: [HACKERS] IF (NOT) EXISTS in psql-completion
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Msg-id 20170228045317.GE9812@tamriel.snowman.net
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] IF (NOT) EXISTS in psql-completion  (Kyotaro HORIGUCHI <horiguchi.kyotaro@lab.ntt.co.jp>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] IF (NOT) EXISTS in psql-completion  (David Fetter <david@fetter.org>)
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* Kyotaro HORIGUCHI (horiguchi.kyotaro@lab.ntt.co.jp) wrote:
> I suppose it is for suggesting what kind of word should come
> there, or avoiding silence for a tab. Or for symmetry with other
> types of manipulation, like DROP. Another possibility is creating
> multiple objects with similar names, say CREATE TABLE
> employee_x1, CREATE TABLE employee_x2. Just trying to complete
> existing *schema* is one more another possible objective.

I don't buy any of these arguments either.  I *really* don't want us
going down some road where we try to make sure that hitting 'tab' never
fails...

Thanks!

Stephen

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