> > > This seems like a particularly petty case compared to a lot of other > > extensions we do allow. > > That's exactly the problem. Most of our other extensions are justified > by some significant capability gain. This isn't --- it provides zero > new functionality, and the "convenience" factor amounts to the saving > of > one keystroke (ok, maybe two if you insist on a space before the > alias). > Pretty weak argument... > > regards, tom lane >
Tom, it isn't just a case of "convenience". When we are trying to convert users from another database (say Oracle for example) to PostgeSQL, one of the big stumbling blocks that slows down the work is all the little query changes that people have to make (people who might not have written the query as well), and it can require the review of hundreds or thousands of SQL scripts and applications. The harder it is, the more reluctant they are to convert. Sometimes supporting "de-facto" standards as well as official standards makes sense. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org