On 10/9/12 1:35 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> On 10/9/12 5:09 AM, Simon Riggs wrote:
>> Anyone want to check for any other missing IF EXISTS capability in other DDL?
> 
> TRUNCATE is not really DDL.  If we allow TRUNCATE IF EXISTS, what is
> stopping someone from requesting DELETE IF EXISTS or INSERT IF EXISTS next?

That's a very good point.  I tend to think of all utility commands as
DDL, which of course they're not.


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