Re: a question on SQL - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: a question on SQL
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Msg-id 25161.1165959659@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: a question on SQL  ("Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com>)
Responses Re: a question on SQL  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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"Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com> writes:
>> It's the single most useful non-standard SQL feature postgresql has. It
>> is thus simultaneously bad (from a portatbility aspect) and brilliant
>> (because it's a million times easier and faster than the alternatives).

> You mean second-most useful. LIMIT/OFFSET is the champion, hand down. :)

Yeah, but that one's only quasi-non-standard ... several other DBMSes
have it too.

            regards, tom lane

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