I received this via private email. Do we want CORRESPONDING added to the TODO list?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- David H. Johnson wrote: > Hi, > > I am writing you because you're listed as the TODO List maintainer. I noticed > that PostgreSQL does not support the CORRESPONDING BY clause for > UNION/INTERSECT/EXCEPT. The only reference I have found to this functionality > in the mailing list archives is this message by Tom Lane: > > http://fts.postgresql.org/db/mw/msg.html?mid=1273164 > > In the message he discusses a rewrite of UNION/INTERSECT/EXCEPT for PostgreSQL > 7.1 to allow them to work with views and subselects. Tom also says that he > will not try to implement the CORRESPONDING option, but that it should be a > fairly straightforward extension when it is attempted. > > I was wondering if you (or the PostgreSQL development team) would consider > adding the CORRESPONDING option of UNION/INTERSECT/EXCEPT queries to the TODO > list. > > Thanks for reading. > > --David > > -- > David H. Johnson, Engineer I > University of Alabama at Birmingham > Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: (205)934-6759 > Fax: (205)934-0480 > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
