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* CASE WHEN foo IS NULL THEN DEFAULT ELSE foo END @ 2005-06-03 13:17 Markus Bertheau ☭ <twanger@bluetwanger.de> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread From: Markus Bertheau ☭ @ 2005-06-03 13:17 UTC (permalink / raw) To: pgsql-sql Hi, is it planned to support the following insert syntax? INSERT INTO table VALUES (CASE WHEN arg_whatever IS NULL THEN DEFAULT ELSE arg_whatever END); I have the DEFAULT inside the CASE expression in mind. Markus -- Markus Bertheau ☭ <twanger@bluetwanger.de> ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 2+ messages in thread
* Re: CASE WHEN foo IS NULL THEN DEFAULT ELSE foo END @ 2005-06-03 14:16 Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> parent: Markus Bertheau ☭ <twanger@bluetwanger.de> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread From: Tom Lane @ 2005-06-03 14:16 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Markus Bertheau ☭ <twanger@bluetwanger.de>; +Cc: pgsql-sql Markus Bertheau =?UTF-8?Q?=E2=98=AD?= <twanger@bluetwanger.de> writes: > is it planned to support the following insert syntax? > INSERT INTO table VALUES (CASE WHEN arg_whatever IS NULL THEN DEFAULT > ELSE arg_whatever END); No. AFAICS, SQL99 only defines DEFAULT as the direct INSERT or UPDATE target expression. regards, tom lane ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 2+ messages in thread
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