On Apr 9, 2006, at 13:33 , Haris Peco wrote:

create index test.test_name on test.test(name)

  schema prefix in 'create index'

I know that it isn't necessary, because postgreSQL know that index is (must be)
 in table's schema, but this is natural for sql writers

Allowing a schema-qualified name for CREATE INDEX implies that there is a choice of schema you could choose. By disallowing the schema, it makes developers aware of the limitation of where the index can be created. If the schema was allowed, some people would infer that they can place the index in a schema other than the schema the table resides in, and they would get bitten when they try to do so.

Michael Glaesemann
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