[HACKERS] NVL vs COALESCE

[Marcus Engene]

When we're having an alias discussion, I'd really like to see NVL in 
postgres. Not because of porting from oracle as much as just spelling 
that without the reference manual is completely impossible.

Best regards,
Marcus

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