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* Table alias in DELETE statements
@ 2002-09-12 15:57 Hanno Wiegard <hwiegard@web.de>
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From: Hanno Wiegard @ 2002-09-12 15:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-sql
Hi,
I've already checked the mailing archive but found nothing about
problems with the DELETE statement and table alias but it's not
mentioned in the docs. So the question for me is whether it is possible
to use a table alias in a DELETE statement or not, e.g.
DELETE FROM foo f WHERE f.ID > 3000 (more complicated cases in reality
and I really need the alias because the SQL is generated automaically
by a tool)?
Thanks,
Hanno Wiegard
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* Table alias in DELETE statements
@ 2002-09-13 12:10 Hanno Wiegard <hwiegard@web.de>
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From: Hanno Wiegard @ 2002-09-13 12:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-sql
Hi,
I've already checked the mailing archive but found nothing about
problems with the DELETE statement and table alias but it's not
mentioned in the docs. So the question for me is whether it is possible
to use a table alias in a DELETE statement or not, e.g.
DELETE FROM foo f WHERE f.ID > 3000 (more complicated cases in reality
and I really need the alias because the SQL is generated automaically
by a tool)?
Thanks,
Hanno Wiegard
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* Re: Table alias in DELETE statements
@ 2002-09-13 12:46 Manfred Koizar <mkoi-pg@aon.at>
parent: Hanno Wiegard <hwiegard@web.de>
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From: Manfred Koizar @ 2002-09-13 12:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Hanno Wiegard <hwiegard@web.de>; +Cc: pgsql-sql
On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 14:10:25 +0200, Hanno Wiegard <hwiegard@web.de>
wrote:
>So the question for me is whether it is possible
>to use a table alias in a DELETE statement or not, e.g.
>DELETE FROM foo f WHERE f.ID > 3000 (more complicated cases in reality
Hanno, looks like you are out of luck here.
PG 7.3:
DELETE FROM [ ONLY ] table [ WHERE condition ]
SQL92:
DELETE FROM <table name> [ WHERE <search condition> ]
SQL99:
DELETE FROM <target table> [ WHERE <search condition> ]
<target table> ::= [ ONLY ] <left paren> <table name> <right paren>
which BTW makes "DELETE FROM mytable" invalid. This would have to be
"DELETE FROM (mytable)". Is there something wrong with my copy of the
standard?
There has been a discussion on -hackers about extensions to the DELETE
statement (DELETE [FROM] a FROM b, c WHERE ...). If this gets
implemented in a future release, there's a certain chance for a table
alias.
>and I really need the alias because the SQL is generated automaically
>by a tool)?
... and this tool works with what database?
Servus
Manfred
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* Re: Table alias in DELETE statements
@ 2002-09-14 06:07 Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>
parent: Hanno Wiegard <hwiegard@web.de>
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From: Christopher Kings-Lynne @ 2002-09-14 06:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Hanno Wiegard <hwiegard@web.de>; +Cc: pgsql-sql
On the several occasions I've tried using table aliases in delete
statements, it hasn't worked.
Chris
On Fri, 13 Sep 2002, Hanno Wiegard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've already checked the mailing archive but found nothing about
> problems with the DELETE statement and table alias but it's not
> mentioned in the docs. So the question for me is whether it is possible
> to use a table alias in a DELETE statement or not, e.g.
> DELETE FROM foo f WHERE f.ID > 3000 (more complicated cases in reality
> and I really need the alias because the SQL is generated automaically
> by a tool)?
>
> Thanks,
> Hanno Wiegard
>
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________________________
> Die clevere Geldreserve: der DiBa-Privatkredit. Funktioniert wie ein Dispo,
> ist aber viel gunstiger! Alle Infos: http://diba.web.de/?mc=021104
>
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* Re: Table alias in DELETE statements
@ 2002-09-16 04:03 Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
parent: Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>
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From: Bruce Momjian @ 2002-09-16 04:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>; +Cc: Hanno Wiegard <hwiegard@web.de>; pgsql-sql
TODO has:
* Allow DELETE to handle table aliases for self-joins [delete]
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Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
> On the several occasions I've tried using table aliases in delete
> statements, it hasn't worked.
>
> Chris
>
> On Fri, 13 Sep 2002, Hanno Wiegard wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've already checked the mailing archive but found nothing about
> > problems with the DELETE statement and table alias but it's not
> > mentioned in the docs. So the question for me is whether it is possible
> > to use a table alias in a DELETE statement or not, e.g.
> > DELETE FROM foo f WHERE f.ID > 3000 (more complicated cases in reality
> > and I really need the alias because the SQL is generated automaically
> > by a tool)?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Hanno Wiegard
> >
> >
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________________________
> > Die clevere Geldreserve: der DiBa-Privatkredit. Funktioniert wie ein Dispo,
> > ist aber viel gunstiger! Alle Infos: http://diba.web.de/?mc=021104
> >
> >
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* Re: Table alias in DELETE statements
@ 2002-09-16 19:50 Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
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From: Bruce Momjian @ 2002-09-16 19:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Hanno Wiegard <hwiegard@voiceobjects.com>; +Cc: chriskl@familyhealth.com.au; pgsql-sql
More long term, if you read the link attached to the TODO item. There is
a question of how to cleanly implement it.
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Hanno Wiegard wrote:
> Good, but is the implementation of this feature a short-term goal or
> more long-term?
>
> Thanks,
> hanno
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us]
> Sent: Montag, 16. September 2002 06:04
> To: Christopher Kings-Lynne
> Cc: Hanno Wiegard; pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [SQL] Table alias in DELETE statements
>
>
>
> TODO has:
>
> * Allow DELETE to handle table aliases for self-joins [delete]
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
>
> Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
> > On the several occasions I've tried using table aliases in delete
> > statements, it hasn't worked.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On Fri, 13 Sep 2002, Hanno Wiegard wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I've already checked the mailing archive but found nothing about
> > > problems with the DELETE statement and table alias but it's not
> > > mentioned in the docs. So the question for me is whether it is
> possible
> > > to use a table alias in a DELETE statement or not, e.g.
> > > DELETE FROM foo f WHERE f.ID > 3000 (more complicated cases in
> reality
> > > and I really need the alias because the SQL is generated
> automaically
> > > by a tool)?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Hanno Wiegard
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ______
> > > Die clevere Geldreserve: der DiBa-Privatkredit. Funktioniert wie ein
> Dispo,
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> > >
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