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Re: operator exclusion constraints

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2009-11-07T19:08:25Z
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Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com> writes:
> EXCLUDE probably flows most nicely with the optional USING clause or
> without. My only complaint was that it's a transitive verb, so it seems
> to impart more meaning than it actually can. I doubt anyone would
> actually be more confused in practice, though. If a couple of people
> agree, I'll change it to EXCLUDE.

EXCLUDE sounds good to me.

			regards, tom lane