Re: integer ceiling in LIMIT and OFFSET - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From scott.marlowe
Subject Re: integer ceiling in LIMIT and OFFSET
Date
Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.33.0310221006480.12830-100000@css120.ihs.com
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In response to Re: integer ceiling in LIMIT and OFFSET  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: integer ceiling in LIMIT and OFFSET  (Rod Taylor <rbt@rbt.ca>)
Re: integer ceiling in LIMIT and OFFSET  (Jon Jensen <jon@endpoint.com>)
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2003, Tom Lane wrote:

> Rod Taylor <rbt@rbt.ca> writes:
> > That said, perhaps the TODO for changing LIMIT / OFFSET to be expression
> > based should also mention bumping them to int8.
> 
> Can't get excited about it ... this would slow down the normal use of
> the facility for what seems a completely hypothetical need.

While I'm pretty sure 

select * from sometable limit 2147483648

isn't gonna be common, maybe someone would be likely to do something like:

select * from sometable limit 10 offset 2147483648

I wouldn't do it, but who knows what shadows lurk in men's minds?



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