Re: request for sql3 compliance for the update command

Dave, Justin,

I have several Informix clients who will be moving to a Postgresql/Aubit4gl
solution at some point.  The Informix line is, for them, a dead end.  One
way or another the backend will become Postgresql.  Because of the number of
SQL statements, I would encourage support where possible and reasonable.

Jordan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Cramer" <dave@fastcrypt.com>
To: "Justin Clift" <justin@postgresql.org>
Cc: "Tom Lane" <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>; "Peter Eisentraut" <peter_e@gmx.net>;
"Pgsql Hackers" <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] request for sql3 compliance for the update command


> Justin,
>
> This is certainly the case here. I think IBM is deprecating informix,
> and many informix users are being forced to make a change, and they are
> seriously considering postgres as an alternative.
>
> It behooves us to look at aubit http://aubit4gl.sourceforge.net/ before
> making this decision as well.
>
>
> I believe the aubit project has the potential to move postgres forward
> considerably as well.
>
> Dave
>
> On Wed, 2003-02-19 at 21:08, Justin Clift wrote:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> > > Dave Cramer <dave@fastcrypt.com> writes:
> > >
> > >>Ok, if a patch were submitted to the parser to allow the syntax in
> > >>question would it be considered?
> > >
> > >
> > > I would vote against it ... but that's only one vote.
> >
> > As a thought, will it add significant maintenance penalties or be
> > detrimental?
> >
> > There seem to be quite a lot of Informix people moving to PostgreSQL
> > these days, moreso than Oracle shops.  Might have been brought on by
> > IBM's purchase of Informix.
> >
> > Wondering if this one change be a significant improvement in regards to
> > making it easier to migrate, or just a minor thing?
> >
> > Regards and best wishes,
> >
> > Justin Clift
> >
> >
> > > regards, tom lane
> --
> Dave Cramer <dave@fastcrypt.com>
> Cramer Consulting
>
>
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