Re: [HACKERS] Enhancing PGSQL to be compatible with InformixSQL

> I've been wanting outer joins, but in my porting efforts have managed
> to work around them without too much difficulty, even though 6.5's
> limitations on subselects (not in target lists) requires that I
> create PL/pgSQL functions in some cases.
> I certainly can't speak for the majority of users, but as one data
> point I'd personally rather see outer joins done right (SQL 92
> syntax) and wait a bit.

A bit of a misunderstanding here: we are using SQL92 syntax but will
try to implement the outer join operation using *internal* data
structures similar to what we have now.

Any alternate syntaxes are just a diversion which slow us down on the
road to world domination ;)
                 - Thomas

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Thomas Lockhart                lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu
South Pasadena, California