"SQL" REPLACE SYNTAX - Mailing list pgsql-php

From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject "SQL" REPLACE SYNTAX
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Msg-id GNELIHDDFBOCMGBFGEFOKECFCBAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au
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In response to Re: PHP Abstraction layers  (Francisco Reyes <lists@natserv.com>)
Responses Re: "SQL" REPLACE SYNTAX  (Francisco Reyes <lists@natserv.com>)
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> We can discuss names, till the cows come home, but basically Manuel
> described what he meant. The "replace" functionality is one of the few
> things I liked of MySQL when I researched which dB to go with. The fact
> that this layer can abstract the functionality is a great point in my
> opinion.

Here's an idea:  look at their code to see what kind of SQL jiggery pokery
they needed to implement it and then implement it ourselves...

BTW, from my estimates you'd need at least 4 - 6 sql queries to simulate the
REPLACE syntax for Postgres, so why on earth would you use it?

Chris


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