"David E. Wheeler" <da...@kineticode.com> writes:
> On Dec 13, 2008, at 5:05 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> However, after looking at the precedent of XMLELEMENT, it's hard to
>> deny that if the SQL committee ever chose to standardize named parameters,
>> AS is what they would use. The chances that ":" would become the
>> standard are negligible --- that's not the sort of syntax they like
>> to standardize.
> Any chance that both "AS" and ":" could be supported, so that it's at
> the discretion of the user?
I'm sure it's technically possible, but I see no redeeming social value
in it ... we should pick one and quit repainting the bike shed.
regards, tom lane
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