Re: width_bucket() per SQL2003 (WIP) - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: width_bucket() per SQL2003 (WIP)
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Msg-id 20969.1083301573@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to width_bucket() per SQL2003 (WIP)  (Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com>)
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Re: width_bucket() per SQL2003 (WIP)
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Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com> writes:
> The attached patch implements the width_bucket() function (as specified
> by Section 6.27 of the SQL2003 standard, in particular page 250 in my
> copy).

Other than "it's in SQL2003", what's the point of implementing this?
It seems like a mighty marginal feature ...

> I believe the function comes from Oracle 9i,

Trying to implement everything in Oracle is a goal up with which we must
not try to keep.

            regards, tom lane

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