ONLY vs "*" - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Chris Bitmead
Subject ONLY vs "*"
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Msg-id 389126B7.5DEE249D@bitmead.com
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] TODO list check  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Has anybody had any opinions on getting rid of the "*" syntax like
Informix/Illustra has done?

In other words in postgres, this...
SELECT * FROM person*
would be in Informix
SELECT * FROM person


and

in postgres...
SELECT * FROM person
would be in Informix...
SELECT * FROM ONLY person

I think it makes a lot more sense.

Any intellectual support for that in some future release?


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