Re: [PATCHES] extension for sql update

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Robert Treat wrote:
>   
>> On Saturday 12 August 2006 16:16, David Fetter wrote:
>>     
>>> On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 05:11:03PM -0500, Jim C. Nasby wrote:
>>>       
>>>> On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 10:59:45AM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> Are we sure we don't want the patch for a non-subquery version of
>>>>>>> SET ROW for 8.2?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         o Allow UPDATE tab SET ROW (col, ...) = (...) for updating
>>>>>>> multiple columns
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>> It seems to be moderately useful as a notational convenience for
>>>>>> now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is it too hard to rip it back out once the full row support
>>>>>> arrives?  That seems speculation at best anyway.
>>>>>>             
>>>>> That's what I was thinking.  Glad someone else replied.  ;-)
>>>>>           
>>>> If you're looking for votes, +1. I'll gladly take a subset of the
>>>> SQL standard UPDATE table SET (...) = (...) over having nothing.
>>>>         
>>> +1 here, too. :)
>>>
>>>       
>> +1
>>     
>
> I am working now to get this into 8.2.
>
>   
I am glad to read this. But what does it mean to me? Shall I change the 
patch someway?

Susanne