-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 23:52:09 +0100 Gavin Sherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: te restrictions. > > > > Hmm, well if you found declaring the partitions a problem with > > constraint exclusion it's not going to be any easier using other > > declarative approaches. > > I disagree (although it is unreasonable for me to do so without > posting syntax -- it's coming). Proper grammar for partition support > means running a single DDL command. The user does not have to line up > table generation with rules (or triggers) and check constraints. As > such, I believe it to be much much easier.
+1 .... http://www.databasedesign-resource.com/oracle-partitions.html I am not saying I like Oracle's syntax (I don't) but: http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/mysql_5.1_partitioning_with_dates.html and: http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3456991 Or worlds above us in usability. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake - -- The PostgreSQL Company: Since 1997, http://www.commandprompt.com/ Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate SELECT 'Training', 'Consulting' FROM vendor WHERE name = 'CMD' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHhVoAATb/zqfZUUQRAp9IAJ4+LQ+zHOgD1wpblH/q1OwF4+1W3QCdFaLU hlb5uRrbK7Z+oRCLMi+SNJs= =cmIs -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
