Re: [HACKERS] WITH clause in CREATE STATISTICS

Moin,

On Fri, April 21, 2017 7:04 am, David Rowley wrote:
> On 21 April 2017 at 22:30, Tels <nospam-pg-abuse@bloodgate.com> wrote:
>> I'd rather see:
>>
>>  CREATE STATISTICS stats_name ON table(col);
>>
>> as this both mirrors CREATE INDEX and foreign keys with REFERENCES. It
>> could also be extended to both more columns, expressions or other tables
>> like so:
>>
>>  CREATE STATISTICS stats ON t1(col1, col2 / 2), t2 (a,b);
>>
>> and even:
>>
>>  CREATE STATISTICS stats ON t1(col1, col2 / 2), t2 (a,b) WITH (options)
>> WHERE t2.a > 4;
>
> How would you express a join condition with that syntax?
>
>> This looks easy to remember, since it compares to:
>>
>>  CREATE INDEX idx_name ON t2(a,b) WITH (options) WHERE t2.a > 4;
>>
>> Or am I'm missing something?
>
> Sadly yes, you are, and it's not the first time.
>
> I seem to remember mentioning this to you already in [1].
>
> Please, can you read over [2], it mentions exactly what you're
> proposing and why it's not any good.
>
> [1]
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAKJS1f9HMeT+7adicEaU8heOMpOB5pKkCVYZLiEZje3DVutVPw@mail.gmail.com
> [2]
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAEZATCUtGR+U5+QTwjHhe9rLG2nguEysHQ5NaqcK=VbJ78VQFA@mail.gmail.com

Ah, ok, thank you, somehow I missed your answer the first time. So, just
ignore me :)

Best wishes,

Tels