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* Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined
@ 2010-08-20 13:35 Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>
2010-08-20 13:45 ` Re: Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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From: Thom Brown @ 2010-08-20 13:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-docs
Keith Gabryelski submitted this comment for the docs, which I rejected
as a comment, but think still needs correcting in the docs:
the line:
When a table is read, the rows will appear in random order, unless
sorting is explicitly requested
should be:
When a table is read, the rows will appear in an undefined order,
unless sorting is explicitly requested.
This applies to: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/ddl-basics.html
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Thom Brown
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* Re: Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined
2010-08-20 13:35 Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>
@ 2010-08-20 13:45 ` Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
2010-08-20 13:49 ` Re: Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>
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From: Tom Lane @ 2010-08-20 13:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>; +Cc: pgsql-docs
Thom Brown <thom@linux.com> writes:
> should be:
> When a table is read, the rows will appear in an undefined order,
> unless sorting is explicitly requested.
Perhaps "unspecified" is le mot juste.
regards, tom lane
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* Re: Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined
2010-08-20 13:35 Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>
2010-08-20 13:45 ` Re: Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
@ 2010-08-20 13:49 ` Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>
2010-08-20 14:01 ` Re: Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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From: Thom Brown @ 2010-08-20 13:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>; +Cc: pgsql-docs
On 20 August 2010 14:45, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> Thom Brown <thom@linux.com> writes:
>> should be:
>> When a table is read, the rows will appear in an undefined order,
>> unless sorting is explicitly requested.
>
> Perhaps "unspecified" is le mot juste.
>
Yes, that sounds more appopriate.
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Thom Brown
Registered Linux user: #516935
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* Re: Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined
2010-08-20 13:35 Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>
2010-08-20 13:45 ` Re: Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
2010-08-20 13:49 ` Re: Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>
@ 2010-08-20 14:01 ` Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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From: Tom Lane @ 2010-08-20 14:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>; +Cc: pgsql-docs
Thom Brown <thom@linux.com> writes:
> On 20 August 2010 14:45, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Perhaps "unspecified" is le mot juste.
> Yes, that sounds more appopriate.
OK, done. I found one other place in the docs where "random" seemed
to be used inappropriately, too.
regards, tom lane
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