From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <200211071555.gA7FthA15441@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: Documentation bug report for LIMIT
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To: jc@mega-bucks.co.jp
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 10:55:43 -0500 (EST)
Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
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Interesting you picked that up.  The comma for LIMIT was supported in
7.2.X only for backward compatibility, and was mentioned in the release
notes.  It is _not_ supported in 7.3 anymore, where the separate
LIMIT/OFFSET clauses are the only supported syntax.

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Jean-Christian Imbeault wrote:
> In 
> http://www6.jp.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.2/postgres/queries-limit.html
> 
> it is stated that the syntax is:
> 
> SELECT select_list
>      FROM table_expression
>      [LIMIT { number | ALL }] [OFFSET number]
> 
> This following query is valid even though the syntax is wrong:
> 
> select id from members order by id limit 5, 6
> 
> If this "alternative" syntax is acceptable could you add this 
> alternative syntax to the docs? Else, the parser needs to throw an error?
> 
> SELECT select_list
>      FROM table_expression
>      [LIMIT { number | ALL }] [, [OFFSET] number]
> 
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