I just started using MySQL in the past month or so, and love it so far. I come from a
background that includes a lot of FoxPro (way back in the days of FoxBase for the
Macintosh). I also have had a bit of MS SQL Server experience, but more using it as a
back end for Visual Foxpro.
One of the things that have always bugged me about writing a SELECT statement has been
the inablility to exclude certain fields. When doing a select * from a join, it would
be nice to be able to do something like this:
SELECT * EXCEPT invoice.custpo, payment.custid FROM ....remainder of select statement
Is there anything holding back the developers of MySQL from implementing such a
construct in MySQL, like the goal of ANSI compatability? Am I being a big dumbass for
desiring such functionality?
In any case, thanks to everyone who contributed to MySQL for such a cool product.
