PostgreSQL TODO List
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
-Last updated: Wed Nov 16 11:33:25 EST 2005
+Last updated: Wed Nov 16 13:44:51 EST 2005
The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
triggers?)
To implement this cleanly requires that the table have a unique index
- so duplicate checking can be easily performed.
+ so duplicate checking can be easily performed. It is possible to
+ do it without a unique index if we require the user to LOCK the table
+ before the MERGE.
* Add NOVICE output level for helpful messages like automatic sequence/index
creation
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<h1><a name="section_1">PostgreSQL TODO List</a></h1>
<p>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<a href="mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</a>)<br/>
-Last updated: Wed Nov 16 11:33:25 EST 2005
+Last updated: Wed Nov 16 13:44:51 EST 2005
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<p>The most recent version of this document can be viewed at<br/>
<a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html</a>.
</li><li>Add MERGE command that does UPDATE/DELETE, or on failure, INSERT (rules,
triggers?)
<p> To implement this cleanly requires that the table have a unique index
- so duplicate checking can be easily performed.
+ so duplicate checking can be easily performed. It is possible to
+ do it without a unique index if we require the user to LOCK the table
+ before the MERGE.
</p>
</li><li>Add NOVICE output level for helpful messages like automatic sequence/index
creation