Re: doc: Clarify what "excluded" represents for INSERT ON CONFLICT - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: doc: Clarify what "excluded" represents for INSERT ON CONFLICT
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In response to Re: doc: Clarify what "excluded" represents for INSERT ON CONFLICT  ("David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: doc: Clarify what "excluded" represents for INSERT ON CONFLICT
Re: doc: Clarify what "excluded" represents for INSERT ON CONFLICT
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On Fri, Jul  1, 2022 at 08:11:36AM -0700, David G. Johnston wrote:
> That said, I still think that the current wording should be tweak with respect
> to row vs. rows (especially if we continue to call it a table):
> 
> Current:
> "The SET and WHERE clauses in ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE have access to the
> existing row using the table's name (or an alias), and to [rows] proposed
> for insertion using the special excluded table."
> 
> Change [rows] to:
> 
> "the row"
> 
> 
> I'm undecided whether "FROM excluded" should be something that works - but I
> also don't think it would actually be used in any case.

I found two places where a singular "row" would be better, doc patch
attached.

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