Re: Named vs Unnamed Partitions

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On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 23:52:09 +0100
Gavin Sherry <swm@alcove.com.au> wrote:
te restrictions.
> > 
> > Hmm, well if you found declaring the partitions a problem with
> > constraint exclusion it's not going to be any easier using other
> > declarative approaches.
> 
> I disagree (although it is unreasonable for me to do so without
> posting syntax -- it's coming). Proper grammar for partition support
> means running a single DDL command. The user does not have to line up
> table generation with rules (or triggers) and check constraints. As
> such, I believe it to be much much easier.

+1 ....

http://www.databasedesign-resource.com/oracle-partitions.html

I am not saying I like Oracle's syntax (I don't) but:

http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/mysql_5.1_partitioning_with_dates.html

and:

http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3456991

Or worlds above us in usability. 

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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