Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
Joe Conway wrote: > What about this: > > Functions returning multiple rows and/or multiple columns are > now much easier to use than before. You can call such a > "table function" in the SELECT FROM clause, treating its output > like a table. Also, plpgsql functions can now return sets. Added.

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Joe Conway
Tom Lane wrote: > C functions have always been able to return sets too; you don't honestly > think that a SQL function can do something a C function can't, do you? The original dblink is an example. > > There are really two independent improvements here: one is the ability > for plpgsql functio

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Tom Lane
Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yes, now I remember, only SQL functions could return sets. How about > this: >PL/PgSQL and C functions can now return sets, with multiple >rows and multiple columns. You specify these functions in the >SELECT FROM cl

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I don't remember every seeing a function returning sets before. Can you > > give an example? > > http://www.ca.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.2/postgres/xfunc-sql.html#AEN26392 > > Also, the preceding subsection shows SQL funct

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Tom Lane
Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I don't remember every seeing a function returning sets before. Can you > give an example? http://www.ca.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.2/postgres/xfunc-sql.html#AEN26392 Also, the preceding subsection shows SQL functions returning rows. So these

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Please review the HISTORY file. > >PostgreSQL now support ALTER TABLE ... DROP COLUMN functionality. > > s/support/supports/ > >Functions can now return sets, with multiple rows >and multiple col

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Tom Lane
Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Please review the HISTORY file. PostgreSQL now support ALTER TABLE ... DROP COLUMN functionality. s/support/supports/ Functions can now return sets, with multiple rows and multiple columns. You specify these functions

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
Joe Conway wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > OK, the HISTORY file is updated, and 7.3 is branded and ready for beta1. > > > > I used the same HISTORY categories Peter made in 7.2. I liked them. > > > > Please review the HISTORY file. I am sure there are improvements that > > can be made. > >

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Joe Conway
Bruce Momjian wrote: > OK, the HISTORY file is updated, and 7.3 is branded and ready for beta1. > > I used the same HISTORY categories Peter made in 7.2. I liked them. > > Please review the HISTORY file. I am sure there are improvements that > can be made. > A few minor comments: 1. suggest

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
OK, wording updated to add 'applications': Schemas allow users to create objects in their own namespace so two people or applications can have tables with the same name. There is also a public schema for shared tables. Table/index creation can be restr

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
Alvaro Herrera wrote: > Shridhar Daithankar dijo: > > > On 4 Sep 2002 at 3:24, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > > > OK, the HISTORY file is updated, and 7.3 is branded and ready for beta1. > > > > Some minor stuff, > > In the schema changes description: > > "Schemas allow users to create objects i

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
Rod Taylor wrote: > Found this line without a name: > > Propagate column or table renaming to foreign key constraints > > Is that item complete? pg_constraint follows (as such dump / restore > will work) but the triggers themselves still break, don't they? No idea. The item only talks about t

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
Tatsuo Ishii wrote: > > OK, the HISTORY file is updated, and 7.3 is branded and ready for beta1. > > > > I used the same HISTORY categories Peter made in 7.2. I liked them. > > > > Please review the HISTORY file. I am sure there are improvements that > > can be made. > > Please change: > > >

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread cbbrowne
> Shridhar Daithankar dijo: > > > On 4 Sep 2002 at 3:24, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > > > OK, the HISTORY file is updated, and 7.3 is branded and ready for beta1. > > > > Some minor stuff, > > In the schema changes description: > > "Schemas allow users to create objects in their own namespace

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Shridhar Daithankar dijo: > On 4 Sep 2002 at 3:24, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > OK, the HISTORY file is updated, and 7.3 is branded and ready for beta1. > > Some minor stuff, In the schema changes description: "Schemas allow users to create objects in their own namespace so two people can have

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Tom Lane
Rod Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Found this line without a name: > Propagate column or table renaming to foreign key constraints > Is that item complete? pg_constraint follows (as such dump / restore > will work) but the triggers themselves still break, don't they? Yes, no. There's hack

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Rod Taylor
Found this line without a name: Propagate column or table renaming to foreign key constraints Is that item complete? pg_constraint follows (as such dump / restore will work) but the triggers themselves still break, don't they? On Wed, 2002-09-04 at 03:24, Bruce Momjian wrote: > OK, the HISTORY

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Tatsuo Ishii
> OK, the HISTORY file is updated, and 7.3 is branded and ready for beta1. > > I used the same HISTORY categories Peter made in 7.2. I liked them. > > Please review the HISTORY file. I am sure there are improvements that > can be made. Please change: > Add CREATE/DROP CONVERSION, allowing lo

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
I assume you are not looking at the 7.3 release notes. It does take a while for anon to get the changes. --- Shridhar Daithankar wrote: > On 4 Sep 2002 at 3:24, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > OK, the HISTORY file is updated,

Re: [HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Shridhar Daithankar
On 4 Sep 2002 at 3:24, Bruce Momjian wrote: > OK, the HISTORY file is updated, and 7.3 is branded and ready for beta1. > > I used the same HISTORY categories Peter made in 7.2. I liked them. > > Please review the HISTORY file. I am sure there are improvements that > can be made. Some minor s

[HACKERS] HISTORY updated, 7.3 branded

2002-09-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
OK, the HISTORY file is updated, and 7.3 is branded and ready for beta1. I used the same HISTORY categories Peter made in 7.2. I liked them. Please review the HISTORY file. I am sure there are improvements that can be made. -- Bruce Momjian| http://candle.pha.pa.us