Re: [HACKERS] issue: record or row variable cannot be part of multiple-item INTO list

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> That's certainly a case that we ought to support somehow.  The problem is
>> staying reasonably consistent with the two-decades-old precedent of the
>> existing behavior for one target variable.

> My point is that you objected to Pavel's proposal saying "it's not
> clear whether users want A or B".  But I think they always want A.

I'm not sure if that's true or not.  I am sure, though, that since
we've done B for twenty years we can't just summarily change to A.
        regards, tom lane


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