Re: last comma inside "CREATE TABLE ()" statements

Louis-David Mitterrand <vindex@apartia.ch> writes:
> Is it against the SQL standard to accept a trailing comma in a table
> declaration?

Yes ...

> CREATE TABLE "currency" (
>     currency_id varchar(3),
>     rate float, <-------------------- BOOM! parse error
> );

> As in perl, it would make life easier to simply ignore/accept a trailing
> comma on table declarations.

... however, this seems like a reasonable idea that would not introduce
any major problems.  I have no objections, if someone wants to submit
a grammar patch.

            regards, tom lane