Re: INSERT/SELECT with ORDER BY
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Stephan Szabo <sszabo@megazone23.bigpanda.com>
Cc: Bob Rivoir <rhr2@psu.edu>, pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
Date: 2000-10-12T19:00:36Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs
> > Unless I'm horribly misreading the spec, this is correct. > ORDER BY is used in reference to cursor definitions and > direct select statements, but is not part of query expressions > which is what the INSERT INTO references. > > <insert statement> ::= > INSERT INTO <table name> > <insert columns and source> > > <insert columns and source> ::= > [ <left paren> <insert column list> <right paren> ] > <query expression> > | DEFAULT VALUES > > <insert column list> ::= <column name list> > > But, this may be a useful extension to allow, at least with the > existance of LIMIT. Yes, added to TODO. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026