=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Hans-J=FCrgen_Sch=F6nig?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [ patch to support MINUS as a synonym for EXCEPT ]
I can't agree with doing this. MINUS is not a reserved word according to SQL99, so supporting Oracle's syntax reduces our spec compatibility by a visible amount. And for what? The behavior is *exactly* the same, and all recent versions of Oracle accept the SQL-standard spelling EXCEPT. I counsel telling your customer to fix his application. A quick s/MINUS/EXCEPT/g on his part won't cost anything. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings