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  1. PostgreSQL syntax question

    Stephen Davies <scldad@sdc.com.au> — 1998-09-18T05:07:28Z

    The following syntax (which is legal under Oracle) does not parse under 
PostreSQL 6.3.2.

 update table1 set col1=(select col2 from table2 where col3='x') where col4='z';

Is there a variant of the syntax which does work?

Cheers and thanks,
Stephen.

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  2. Re: [SQL] PostgreSQL syntax question

    jose' soares <sferac@bo.nettuno.it> — 1998-09-18T13:13:37Z

    SD> The following syntax (which is legal under Oracle) does not parse under
SD> PostreSQL 6.3.2.

SD>  update table1 set col1=(select col2 from table2 where col3='x') where col4='z';
This syntax is SQL standard but seems that PostgreSQL doesn't
support "scalar subqueries" yet.
I don't see this on TODO things ? What about to add it to TODO file ?

Jose'

  3. Re: [SQL] PostgreSQL syntax question

    Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us> — 1998-09-18T16:21:38Z

    > SD> The following syntax (which is legal under Oracle) does not parse under
> SD> PostreSQL 6.3.2.
> 
> SD>  update table1 set col1=(select col2 from table2 where col3='x') where col4='z';
> This syntax is SQL standard but seems that PostgreSQL doesn't
> support "scalar subqueries" yet.
> I don't see this on TODO things ? What about to add it to TODO file ?

Already there:

	* Allow subqueries in target list
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