> > Postgres thinks that TEMP is a keyword, so it won't take it as a table
> > name unless you put quotes around it.
> This is really an unfortunate case where someone should have read the SQL
> standard before putting in a feature. The SQL keyword is TEMPORARY, and
> TEMP is really a popular name for a dummy table.
So why not yank TEMP and require TEMPORARY? Saving an extra 5
characters of typing is not a good enough reason to keep it imho, and
if the SQL92 standard requires a particular form why bother extending
it?
A major release is a good time to adjust syntax to promote
compliance...
- Thomas
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Thomas Lockhart lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu
South Pasadena, California
