To be clear I wasn't talking about removing support for SELECT *, just that I don't see the point of having some non-standard mechanism to exclude columns for the expansion of *.
Mark -- Mark Rotteveel Helen Borrie <hele...@tpg.com.au>schreef: >At 08:18 a.m. 5/04/2013, Mark Rotteveel wrote: > >>On the other hand: using select * for anything other than ad-hoc queries >>is bad. Should we support that? > >AFAIK, there's a long legacy, in Delphi components at least, of using SELECT * >as the dataset spec for emulating a "table" component (TTable and >derivatives). Sure, this goes back to half-cocked conversions from antiquated >desktop databases but I don't think it's a question of whether we should (or >not) support bad design and programming practices, if the SQL standard >actually permits them. > >Helen > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. >Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire >the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the >Employer Resources Portal >http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html >Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the Employer Resources Portal http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
