Re: New warning code for missing FROM relations

> At 00:40 3/06/00 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> >The regression tests run fine, except for:
> >    
> >    SELECT *
> >       INTO TABLE tmp1
> >       FROM tmp
> >       WHERE onek.unique1 < 2;
> >    NOTICE:  Adding missing FROM-clause entry for table onek
> 
> Personally I would prefer this to generate an error, eg:
> 
>     Table 'onek' refereenced in the WHERE clause is not in the FROM clause.

Yes, that was one of my stated options, return an error.

> Is is worth adding yet another setting, eg. set sql92=strict, which would
> disallow such flagrant breaches of the standard? Maybe it could even be set
> as the default in template1? I understand that breaking legacy code is a
> bad idea, so the warning is a good step, but I would prefer an error if I
> ever write such a statement.

I am concerned about overloading the SET command.  Seems we should just
agree on a behavior.

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