Re: [INTERFACES] Re: [HACKERS] changes in 6.4 - Mailing list pgsql-interfaces

From David Hartwig
Subject Re: [INTERFACES] Re: [HACKERS] changes in 6.4
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Msg-id 35AD13D8.38DAA63@insightdist.com
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] atttypmod now 32 bits, interface change]  (Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [INTERFACES] Re: [HACKERS] changes in 6.4  (Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Hannu Krosing wrote:

> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> >
> > I was afraid I was going to insult someone by saying what I did.
> >
> > I MEANT that there are no features being added that a non-postgresql
> > user would be interested in.  subselects was one feature that
> > non-postgresql users would understand.  Most of our stuff now is
> > cleanup/extension of 6.3 features, many of which would be uninteresting
> > to potential users.
>
> Not requiring the column to sort on in target list ia also quite
> important.
>

Along these lines - I heard someone grumbling a while back about not being
able to use a function in the ORDER/GROUP BY clauses.  (i.e. SELECT bar FROM
foo ORDER  BY  LCASE(alpha);)   I believe it is on the TODO list.   Bruce, I
will claim this item unless someone else already has.


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