[DOCS] Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined
Keith Gabryelski submitted this comment for the docs, which I rejected as a comment, but think still needs correcting in the docs: the line: When a table is read, the rows will appear in random order, unless sorting is explicitly requested should be: When a table is read, the rows will appear in an undefined order, unless sorting is explicitly requested. This applies to: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/ddl-basics.html -- Thom Brown Registered Linux user: #516935 -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
Re: [DOCS] Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined
Thom Brown writes: > should be: > When a table is read, the rows will appear in an undefined order, > unless sorting is explicitly requested. Perhaps "unspecified" is le mot juste. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
Re: [DOCS] Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined
On 20 August 2010 14:45, Tom Lane wrote: > Thom Brown writes: >> should be: >> When a table is read, the rows will appear in an undefined order, >> unless sorting is explicitly requested. > > Perhaps "unspecified" is le mot juste. > Yes, that sounds more appopriate. -- Thom Brown Registered Linux user: #516935 -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
Re: [DOCS] Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined
Thom Brown writes: > On 20 August 2010 14:45, Tom Lane wrote: >> Perhaps "unspecified" is le mot juste. > Yes, that sounds more appopriate. OK, done. I found one other place in the docs where "random" seemed to be used inappropriately, too. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
