Jim Nasby wrote: > On 2/27/15 2:49 PM, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > >Tomas Vondra wrote: > > > >>1) change the order of columns in "SELECT *" > >> > >> - display columns so that related ones grouped together > >> (irrespectedly whether they were added later, etc.) > > FWIW, I find the ordering more important for things like \d than SELECT *.
Logical column ordering is (or should be) used in all places where column lists are expanded user-visibly. \d would be one of those. Think column order in the output of a JOIN also, for instance -- they must follow logical column order. -- Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
