Lee Kindness wrote: > Bruce Momjian writes: > > Peter Eisentraut wrote: > > > Bruce Momjian writes: > > > > > COPY table TO STDOUT WITH BINARY OIDS; > > > > > Shouldn't the "binary", being an adjective, be attached to something? > > > > Uh, it is attached to WITH? > > > Attached to a noun phrase, like "mode" or "output". Note that all the > > > other things the typically follow WITH in any command are nouns. > > Should we add an optional MODE after BINARY? > > Are you serious? You'd like to mess up the COPY syntax even further > for a purely grammatical reason! > > A good few months ago I put formward an idea to change (well migrate > really) to "COPY TABLE" rather than "COPY" - this would allow a well > designed and thoughtout syntax for the new version while retaining old > compatibility.
I don't like the added MODE either, but Peter doesn't seem to like BINARY alone, though it seems fine to me. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
