Re: Patch for adding DATACUBE operator - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Patch for adding DATACUBE operator
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Msg-id 4592.1056983634@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Patch for adding DATACUBE operator  (sumit <sumit@gdit.iiit.net>)
Responses Re: Patch for adding DATACUBE operator
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sumit <sumit@gdit.iiit.net> writes:
> In keeping with this, we first define the syntax of a CUBE statement as follows:

> SELECT <field list><aggregate list>
> INTO <destination table>
> FROM <table expression>
> WHERE <search condition>
> GROUP BY <aggregate list>
> HAVING <search condition>
> WITH CUBE;

SQL99 defines a GROUP BY CUBE(...) operation, which seems to do the same
thing as this.  Why are you using a nonstandard syntax?

            regards, tom lane

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