Re: Request for qualified column names - Mailing list pgsql-hackers
From | Larry Rosenman |
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Subject | Re: Request for qualified column names |
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Msg-id | 221900000.1043700659@lerlaptop.iadfw.net Whole thread Raw |
In response to | Re: Request for qualified column names (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>) |
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Re: Request for qualified column names
Re: Request for qualified column names |
List | pgsql-hackers |
--On Monday, January 27, 2003 15:49:06 -0500 Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> wrote: > > My idea on this after chat with Dave was to add a GUC option that puts > the schema.table.column name as the default column label, rather than > just the column name. (That's so easy, I think even I could do it.) If > they over-ride it with AS, or if it is an aggregate or FROM subquery, we > just return the default label as we do now --- we could return no label > for those cases, but that seems too drastic. I am not overly excited > about doing this at the protocol level unless there is major need for it. DONT DEFAULT TO THE NEW ONE WITHOUT NOTICE! You will ***BREAK*** people. LER > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > Tom Lane wrote: >> "Reggie Burnett" <rykr@bellsouth.net> writes: >> > When talking about expressions,views, or any other construct that could >> > combine values from multiple tables I think it is reasonable to provide >> > null as the table name. Any one or any process requesting the table >> > name has to understand that not all SQL parameters have a base table >> > name. However, in the case where a single table is involved, table and >> > schema names should be available. >> >> That seems quite pointless. You hardly need the backend's help to >> determine which column belongs to which table in a single-table query. >> AFAICS this facility is only of interest if it does something useful >> in not-so-trivial cases. >> >> regards, tom lane >> >> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >> TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? >> >> http://archives.postgresql.org >> > > -- > Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us > pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 > + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road > + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania > 19073 > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo@postgresql.org > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749
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