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From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>
To: Yasir Malik <ymalik@cs.stevens.edu>
Cc: PostgreSQL <pgsql-sql@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: Am I crazy or is this SQL not possible
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 15:54:05 -0400
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Yasir Malik wrote:
> >It is a hack, but when someone wants you to do something in a way
> >different from the norm, aren't they asking for a hack?
> >
> >SQL Server does something like
> >select top (1) from ....
> >
> >I am thinking this is NOT a SQL-99 standard.
> >
> This was an interview with Amazon, and I don't think Amazon wanted a hack. 
> I hope Amazon doesn't use hacks.  There has to be another way.  It would 
> be cruel if they expected me know some database specific functionality.

Do they use PostgreSQL at Amazon?  Maybe they wanted to know if you are
aware of common non-standard tricks for whatever RDBMS they use.

-- 
Alvaro Herrera                                http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.

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