"Jim C. Nasby" <jnasby@pervasive.com> writes:
> ... since currently CREATE VIEW v AS SELECT * FROM t
> actually expands the * out at creation time.
I believe that that behavior is required by the SQL spec. For instance,
SQL92's description of ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN sez:
Note: The addition of a column to a table has no effect on any
existing <query expression> included in a view descriptor or
<search condition> included in constraint descriptor because
any implicit <column reference>s in these clauses are replaced
by explicit <column reference>s when the clause is originally
evaluated. See the Syntax Rules of Subclause 7.10, "<query ex-
pression>".
regards, tom lane
