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message --------From: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johns...@gmail.com> Date:
4/20/2016 16:13 (GMT-05:00) To: Melvin Davidson <melvin6...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Add relcreated (timestamp) column to pg_class catalog to
record the time an object was created
try replying to the list....
On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 12:59 PM, Melvin Davidson <melvin6...@gmail.com> wrote:
To Tom:
"it *sounds* trivial, until you start thinking about backup/restore/replication
situation"
That is BS. It is trivial.
In backup/restore, there is no need to record the create date, as a new create
date is only needed if a table is dropped, otherwise if it exists on restore it
is a data restore only situation. If it is to create a new database, then it is
perfectly fine to use the new creation time. As for replication, then it is a
straightforward duplication of create time.
To David:
"The burden seems to rest with you, not others. I'll leave it at that since
everything else has already been said elsewhere.
I'll add that failing to point out a previous discussion you were involved with
is inconsiderate to others reading these lists. "
That is also a poor argument. My initial request was years ago and there has
never been a valid argument as to why this cannot be done. Please see my
response to Tom Lane.
Further to my point:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4442323/how-to-find-out-when-a-particular-table-was-created-in-oracle
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1171019/sql-server-table-creation-date-query
both show proof that this has been implemented in those databases.
So instead of replying back with "this has already been discussed and cannot be
done", I respectfully request that I get the courtesy of a _detailed
explanation_ of why this is appears so hard. It would also be nice if you
allowed a couple of days for other users to comment before so rapidly
dismissing it. Especially since we just went through a very length discussion
on code of conduct.
On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 2:58 PM, David G. Johnston <david.g.johns...@gmail.com>
wrote:
leaving off-list...
On Wednesday, April 20, 2016, melvin6925 <melvin6...@gmail.com> wrote:
You are correct, nothing has changed. This is a very simple request and should
be easy to implement. I have yet to hear a valid, logical argument against it.
In fact. This has been implemented in both Oracle and Sql Server.
The burden seems to rest with you, not others. I'll leave it at that since
everything else has already been said elsewhere.
I'll add that failing to point out a previous discussion you were involved
with is inconsiderate to others reading these lists.
I'll admit that maybe a better system for tracking and recording these kinds
of requests would be nice - though expensive maintain - would be nice but in
the meantime at least point to known history when bringing something like this
up. At worse it shows you did your research.
David J.
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Melvin Davidson
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