Re: Request for qualified column names - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Request for qualified column names
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.44.0301282046430.789-100000@localhost.localdomain
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In response to Re: Request for qualified column names  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Request for qualified column names  ("Reggie Burnett" <rykr@bellsouth.net>)
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Bruce Momjian writes:

> My idea on this after chat with Dave was to add a GUC option that puts
> the schema.table.column name as the default column label, rather than
> just the column name.

Can someone explain why this is needed at all?  There is a reason why the
SQL standard does not provide for this information: it's not well defined.
Are you trying to make up a poor substitute for updatable views?

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Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net



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