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From: =?utf-8?Q?V=C3=ADctor_Herraiz_Posada?= <victor.herraiz@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Temporary tables and Write-Ahead Log
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:40:22 +0200
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v=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body dir=3D=
"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thank you David. I would be g=
reat to have that in the documents. I saw several =E2=80=9Copinions=E2=80=9D=
 across internet.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">El 18 a=
br 2026, a las 9:01, David G. Johnston &lt;david.g.johnston@gmail.com&gt; es=
cribi=C3=B3:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">=EF=BB=BFOn Friday, April 17, 2026, V=C3=ADctor Herraiz Posada &lt;<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:victor.herraiz@gmail.com">victor.herraiz@gmail.com</a>&gt; wro=
te:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l=
eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">In create table documentation is not cl=
ear if temporary tables use the write-ahead log. Could you please add a sent=
ence about that like in the unlogged tables?<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>The word =E2=80=9Ctemporary=E2=80=9D is com=
municating the entire first paragraph of what we spell out in unlogged.</div=
><div><br></div><div>However, maybe I=E2=80=99d add to the end:</div><div><b=
r></div><div>=E2=80=9CAside from the above, a temporary table behaves much l=
ike an unlogged table - though a partitioned table consisting solely of temp=
orary partitions is allowed.=E2=80=9D</div><div><br></div><div>David J.</div=
><div><br></div>
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