> > > > I am confused. While LIMIT and OFFSET may are potential SQL standard > > > > reserved words, I don't see how LIMIT #,# would ever be a standard > > > > specification. Do you see this somewhere I am missing. Again, LIMIT > > > > #,# is the only syntax we are removing. > > > If you are confident that LIMIT #,# would never be an official SQL > > > standard who am I to second guess that ;) I don't see that possibility > > > anywhere either, but I just wanted to make sure. The possibility that it > > > might become an official standard is the only objection I had against > > > deprecating and eventual elimination of that syntax. > > > LIMIT # OFFSET # has my vote. > > OK, we have received only one vote to keep LIMIT #,# working for one > > more release, and several to remove it so I am committing a patch now to > > remove LIMIT #,# and instead have them use LIMIT # OFFSET #: > > I've cc'd this to the hackers list. I know the discussion started on > general, but if I hadn't been subscribed to *that* list I'd have never > known about any of this. And noone else on hackers would either.
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