David Fetter wrote: > Second, if we put this feature as-is in psql, we're stuck supporting > it in psql until the end of time, even if (when, I believe) we have a > fuller and likely not perfectly compatible feature on the back-end.
To me, doing \pivot in psql vs PIVOT in the backend is a false dichotomy, both would be desirable to have in any order. Having PIVOT in SQL is more important because it will help in a broader range of cases. But, even if I fail to be convincing on this, it will still be much easier in a psql context to just type \pivot than turning a non-pivot query into a pivoted equivalent, even if we achieve the best possible (in ease of use) server-side SQL implementation. Best regards, -- Daniel Vérité PostgreSQL-powered mailer: http://www.manitou-mail.org Twitter: @DanielVerite -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
