Re: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS AS

"David E. Wheeler" <david@justatheory.com> writes:
> Co-worker asked a question I could not answer: Why is IF NOT EXISTS not supported by CREATE TABLE AS?

That's an even worse idea than plain CREATE IF NOT EXISTS (which was
put in over vocal objections from me and some other people).  Not only
would you not have the faintest clue as to the properties of the table
afterwards, but no clue as to its contents either.
        regards, tom lane