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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Harald Fuchs <hari.fuchs@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Window function trouble
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:08:07 -0500
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Harald Fuchs <hari.fuchs@gmail.com> writes:
> That being said, I still think that PostgreSQL could do better - how
> about naming expression columns so that they are distinct from column
> names?

Even though the rules we use are pretty arbitrary, I'm hesitant to make
changes in them; it seems more likely to break existing applications
than to do anyone any good.

			regards, tom lane



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