On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 10:42, Tom Lane wrote: > Rod Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 10:05, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > >> Sorry, I haven't read the spec, but what happens when there is a default > >> value already and it's not NULL? Are tuples where column =3D default > >> updated? Are tuples where column IS NULL updated? > > > We're talking about add column. Since it's a new column, there will > > never be a default and all entries are NULL in PostgreSQL. > > That's an overly simplistic analysis, given that the column may already > exist in child tables. I am not sure that the behavior is fully > consistent even now in such cases, but we at least should make certain > it doesn't become less consistent.
Right now if the column exists in the child table, the add column is rejected. I assume that will remain. It is consistent with the user providing a column that inherits a column from a parent by the same name. -- Rod Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP Key: http://www.rbt.ca/rbtpub.asc
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