24.03.2017 1:29, Mark Rotteveel wrote: > To me the behavior described under "actual" intuitively sounds like the > correct behavior. Why do you expect that the column value > would change to 'ABC'?
Because Firebird doesn't update old records when new field was created. > The column was created with a default, which means that existing rows will > get that value, Engine doesn't assing values to a new field, i.e. there is no implicit UPDATE of the existing records. This is strong point of the engine, btw. > afaik it shouldn't change if the default > later is changed. Is there a requirement in the SQL standard that supports > your expectation? I doubt SQL standard describes Firebird multiversion metadata handling Regards, Vlad PS Avoid dumb overquoting ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
