On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, Josh Berkus wrote:
> Folks,
>
> You can propose this syntax additon on the pgsql-sql list, which exists
> to discuss these kinds of issues. However, I will warn you that the
> core developers have already rejected the REPLACE syntax once as an
> unnecessary deviation from the SQL92 standard.
>
> There was a long discussion following that rejection, sometime last
> summer I think, about how one could use triggers or rules to ape this
> functionality on an INSERT statement. See the pgsql-sql list
> archives.
>
> You can, of course, also write the ANSI committee and propose that
> REPLACE be added to SQL3. Good luck.
Has it ever been brought up on hackers? I remember the create or
replace stuff conversation, but that was regarding functions. I
can't remember anything about insert or update. Chris, maybe you
wanna bring it up there? I'm going to be available only on a limited
basis the next couple of weeks or so or I would.
Vince.
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