> -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 1:55 PM > To: Peter Eisentraut > Cc: Tom Lane; Jan Wieck; PostgreSQL HACKERS > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Dollar in identifiers > > > Peter Eisentraut wrote: > > Tom Lane writes: > > > > > Quite awhile back, we had a discussion about removing "$" > from the > > > set of allowed characters in operator names, and instead > allowing it > > > as a non-first character in identifiers. > > > > I agree with the first one, but does it have to imply the second? > > I believe he wanted the second because Oracle supports it, > and some Oracle apps use that feature. I think in the old > days, before underscore, Oracle used $ for space (double yuck).
There are a few others also that use dollar signs such as DEC Rdb, Interbase/Firebird, etc. as well. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
