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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: "Mubarik, Aiysha" <amubarik@microstrategy.com>
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Subject: Re: Tablesample Function on Postgres 9.1
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"Mubarik, Aiysha" <amubarik@microstrategy.com> writes:
> I am trying to run a simple query to test out the tablesample function, but in postgres 9.1 it does not recognize the function. As from the wiki it seems like tablesample is supported (https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/TABLESAMPLE_Implementation)

Sorry, that wiki page is just blue-sky speculation.  If the feature were
supported, you would find it in the main documentation.

			regards, tom lane