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From: Rod Taylor <rbt@rbt.ca>
To: Ian Barwick <barwick@gmx.net>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: INSERT INTO ... SELECT (PostgreSQL vs. MySQL)
Date: 10 Apr 2003 11:10:42 -0400
Message-ID: <1049987441.55410.13.camel@jester> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200304101627.43804.barwick@gmx.net>
References: <200304101627.43804.barwick@gmx.net>

> Can anyone shed light on whether the above statement (especially
> the bit about "standard SQL") is correct? I can't get my head
> around MySQL being more standards compliant than Postgres here...

MySQL would have a tough time determining whether the tuple at the end
of the table was a result of the current insert or not (possibly making
a loop). PostgreSQL and most other major databases are perfectly capable
of such acts, so they have extended the spec for obvious reasons -- it's
a silly limitation to put in place for capable databases.

-- 
Rod Taylor <rbt@rbt.ca>

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