If we're going to do that we should add IFNULL() from MySQL as well...
Chris
Michael Glaesemann wrote:
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> On Nov 24, 2005, at 21:21 , Marcus Engene wrote:
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>> When we're having an alias discussion, I'd really like to see NVL in
>> postgres. Not because of porting from oracle as much as just spelling
>> that without the reference manual is completely impossible.
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> NVL: what a very unfortunate spelling. (NULL VaLue? NULL Valued Logic?
> Named Very Loosely? Someone help me here :) ) AFAICT, COALESCE is SQL
> standard, while NVL isn't. I think an index entry might be a good idea.
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