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Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:48:36 -0700
From: Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com>
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To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
CC: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>,
	Gavin Sherry <swm@linuxworld.com.au>
Subject: Re: Values list-of-targetlists patch for comments (was Re:
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> 
>>Should we give VALUES its own reference page?  That doesn't quite
>>seem helpful either.  cc'ing to pgsql-docs for ideas.
> 
> This is probably the sort of thing that should be explained part II "The 
> SQL Language".  In particular, section 7.2 is about table expressions, 
> which this is either a case of or related to.
> 
> A few examples on the command references pages to show how it can be 
> useful are probably OK, but the big picture shoulbd be developed in 
> chapter 7 or so.
> 

I'll need some time (perhaps a few weeks because I'm just starting to do 
business travel again), but I'll take responsibility to write something 
up if you'd like.

Joe