Re: Add Missing From? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andreas Pflug
Subject Re: Add Missing From?
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Msg-id 4119F4C1.40302@pse-consulting.de
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In response to Re: Add Missing From?  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
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Josh Berkus wrote:
> Andreas,
> 
> 
>>The USING would be in place of the mandatory FROM in MSSQL. And why use 
>>a different keyword for the same thing in DELETE and UPDATE?
> 
> 
> Um, because for us the 1st FROM isn't optional (per SQL spec)?
> 

Seems that many RDBMS regard that FROM as a noise word. Making it 
optional would probably enhance portability, I can't see drawbacks.

Regards,
Andreas




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