fOn Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 06:47:19PM -0700, David G. Johnston wrote:
> Not only is the existing table not modified, I think that the select query
> portion of the command is never even executed. That would seem to be useful
> knowledge to have.
>
> Maybe something like:
>
> <para>
> Do not throw an error if a relation with the same name already exists.
> A notice is issued in this case.
> If <literal>WITH DATA</literal> is specified (the default) the execution of
> the parsed query does not happen, leaving the existing table with its existing
> contents.
> </para>
I tried to go in that direction, but couldn't clearly name the
SELECT/VALUES part of the CREATE TABLE AS query because CREATE TABLE
AS is also a query. I felt trying to say we ran the CREATE TABLE AS
query but not the SELECT/VALUES of the query was just too confusing. I
used "simply issue a notice" as implying that nothing else happens,
which I considered sufficient.
>
> I've removed the xref to create table as there is nothing additional there of
> material benefit - the sentence:
Okay, removed. Updated patch attached.
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml
index 07558ab56c..8429333e3a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml
@@ -100,9 +100,8 @@ CREATE [ [ GLOBAL | LOCAL ] { TEMPORARY | TEMP } | UNLOGGED ] TABLE [ IF NOT EXI
<term><literal>IF NOT EXISTS</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Do not throw an error if a relation with the same name already exists.
- A notice is issued in this case. Refer to <xref linkend="sql-createtable"/>
- for details.
+ Do not throw an error if a relation with the same name already
+ exists; simply issue a notice and leave the table unmodified.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
