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RE: [HACKERS] Just another question

Michael Meskes <meskes@topsystem.de> — 1998-04-23T12:48:05Z

Yes, I agree. So I let it like it is. But I think this has to be added
to the docs.

Michael

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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Thomas G. Lockhart [SMTP:lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu]
> Sent:	Thursday, April 23, 1998 2:56 PM
> To:	Meskes, Michael
> Cc:	PostgreSQL Hacker
> Subject:	Re: [HACKERS] Just another question
> 
> > > > I just noticed that there is an operator '=:'. What is it used 
> > > > for?
> > > ?? I don't see it here.
> > But scan.l returns Op.
> 
> Oh, it is an _allowed_ operator symbol combination, if someone were to
> define an operator using it. But it isn't pre-defined anywhere, is it?
> 
> 
> And, it should be OK to require spaces to help delimit your embedded
> stuff; that is, "=:" is interpreted as a possible operator, while "=
> :"
> (with space) is "equals embedded variable"...
> 
> I'd hate to keep removing single characters from the allowed operator
> character set when we get syntax conflicts like this. We'll end up
> with
> only the SQL92-allowed operator symbols before long :)
> 
>                       - Tom