Re: BUG #4547: sort columns in \d - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #4547: sort columns in \d
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Msg-id 26502.1227467504@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: BUG #4547: sort columns in \d  ("Jaime Casanova" <jcasanov@systemguards.com.ec>)
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"Jaime Casanova" <jcasanov@systemguards.com.ec> writes:
> On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>>> this patch fixes this and makes the output of \d much more usable.
>>
>> Calling this a "bug" isn't a good way to start a discussion about it.

> specially because this *fix* will lead to confusions about the order
> of columns in INSERT statements,

And "SELECT *" statements.  I don't necessarily object to having some
way to list the columns alphabetically, but it shouldn't be the only
way, and probably not even the default.

            regards, tom lane

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