Re: [patch] Proposal for \rotate in psql
| От | Pavel Stehule |
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| Тема | Re: [patch] Proposal for \rotate in psql |
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| Msg-id | CAFj8pRB1B1pEndGCBb9LHhQfaxrT3u+0kz5+YN_-FgLjYH_s=Q@mail.gmail.com обсуждение исходный текст |
| Ответ на | Re: [patch] Proposal for \rotate in psql (Craig Ringer <craig@2ndquadrant.com>) |
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Re: [patch] Proposal for \rotate in psql
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| Список | pgsql-hackers |
2015-11-05 7:39 GMT+01:00 Craig Ringer <craig@2ndquadrant.com>:
On 5 November 2015 at 05:22, Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com> wrote:
> If I understand to text on wiki, the name is used for tool, that can do
> little bit more things, but it is often used for this technique (so it is
> much better than "rotate"). I don't understand well, why "crosstab" is too
> wrong name. This is pretty similar to COPY - and I know, so in first minutes
> hard to explain this difference between COPY and \copy to beginners, but
> after day of using there is not any problem.
I see constant confusion between \copy and COPY. It's a really good
reason NOT to overload other psql commands IMO.
but crosstab is one old function from old extension with unfriendly design. When we support PIVOT/UNPIVOT - the crosstab function will be obsolete. It is not often used command.
Regards
Pavel
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