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From David G. Johnston
Subject Re: [PATCH] Add support for INSERT ... SET syntax
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In response to [PATCH] Add support for INSERT ... SET syntax  (Suraj Kharage <suraj.kharage@enterprisedb.com>)
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On Monday, March 30, 2026, Suraj Kharage <suraj.kharage@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
I would like to propose adding support for an alternative INSERT syntax that uses named column assignments via a SET clause. This provides a more convenient and readable way to write inserts, particularly when only specific columns need values.

-1 for inventing our own full variant of insert command syntax.

David J.

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