Re: Re: Changing the default value of an inherited column - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Re: Changing the default value of an inherited column
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.30.0104021833550.1287-100000@peter.localdomain
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In response to Re: Re: Changing the default value of an inherited column  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Re: Changing the default value of an inherited column  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane writes:

> Well, we *do* have a syntax for specifying a new default (the same one
> that worked pre-7.0 and does now again).  I guess what you are proposing
> is the rule "If conflicting default values are inherited from multiple
> parents that each define the same column name, then an error is reported
> unless the child table redeclares the column and specifies a new default
> to override the inherited ones".

This was the idea.  If it's to complicated to do now, let's at least keep
it in mind.

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Peter Eisentraut      peter_e@gmx.net       http://yi.org/peter-e/



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