X-Original-To: pgsql-sql-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.2]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D59CD1B53F for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 14:40:31 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (neptune.hub.org [200.46.204.2]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 56389-06 for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:40:04 -0400 (AST) Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (unknown [192.204.191.242]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55DDED1B532 for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:40:00 -0400 (AST) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hABEdq19000112; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:39:52 -0500 (EST) To: Palle Girgensohn Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: curly braces to group outer joins in queries from OpenOffice.org? In-reply-to: <24750000.1068552259@rambutan.pingpong.net> References: <24750000.1068552259@rambutan.pingpong.net> Comments: In-reply-to Palle Girgensohn message dated "Tue, 11 Nov 2003 13:04:19 +0100" Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:39:52 -0500 Message-ID: <111.1068561592@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at postgresql.org X-Archive-Number: 200311/117 X-Sequence-Number: 15932 Palle Girgensohn writes: > I just tried using openoffice to create a SQL query, but it failed when I > tried using left outer joins. The contructed query from OO contains curly > braces to group things. I've never seen this construct before. The SQL standard has never heard of it, either. Parentheses would be correct here. regards, tom lane