Thread: Re: [HACKERS] CREATE TEMP TABLE

> > SQL92 uses TEMPORARY instead, I think it would be 
> > interesting to keep compatibility with SQL Standard.
> > CREATE  [{ GLOBAL | LOCAL } TEMPORARY ] TABLE class_name
> 
> Bruce, is this OK? If so, I'll put it in (if someone else hasn't
> already done so).

We only support LOCAL, I think, because the visibility of the table is
only local.

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> > > SQL92 uses TEMPORARY instead, I think it would be
> > > interesting to keep compatibility with SQL Standard.
> > > CREATE  [{ GLOBAL | LOCAL } TEMPORARY ] TABLE class_name
> > Bruce, is this OK? If so, I'll put it in (if someone else hasn't
> > already done so).
> We only support LOCAL, I think, because the visibility of the table is
> only local.

OK. I've got patches to include the LOCAL/GLOBAL syntax, and an elog
error if GLOBAL is specified. Will apply soon...
                 - Tom

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