From: Martin Langhoff (Catalyst IT) <martin@catalyst.net.nz>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: PostgreSQL Bugs List <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: BUG #1083: Insert query reordering interacts badly with
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 19:46:44 +1300
Message-ID: <403AF354.5030901@catalyst.net.nz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <18400.1077601067@sss.pgh.pa.us>
References: <20040224012657.B86E5CF4A21@www.postgresql.com>
<18400.1077601067@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Tom Lane wrote:
>"PostgreSQL Bugs List" <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org> writes:
>
>
>>/* this statement will reverse the order of CURRVAL()/NEXTVAL() to match the
>>column order of the table */
>>INSERT INTO testing (col_b, col_a) VALUES (NEXTVAL('seq'), CURRVAL('seq'));
>>
>>
>
>This is not a bug. The order of evaluation of select-lists and
>values-lists is not defined anywhere in the SQL standard, nor promised
>anywhere in the Postgres documentation.
>
Thanks for the clarification. I am curious, however: I can't find a
means to achieve the same effect in a deterministic manner. Any pointers?
regards,
martin
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