Re: EXTRACT Clarification - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: EXTRACT Clarification
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Msg-id 29367.1096471944@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to EXTRACT Clarification  (Thomas F.O'Connell <tfo@sitening.com>)
Responses Re: EXTRACT Clarification  (Thomas F.O'Connell <tfo@sitening.com>)
Re: EXTRACT Clarification  (Stephan Szabo <sszabo@megazone.bigpanda.com>)
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"Thomas F.O'Connell" <tfo@sitening.com> writes:
> I'm thinking something like this (with thanks to Stephan):

> Note: EXTRACT is not a true function. SQL defines it as an expression
> that happens to look similar to a function call.

Rather than documenting this, maybe we should change the grammar to
allow it?

            regards, tom lane

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