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> And yes merge CAN be used to do REPLACE (oracle uses their dummy table
> for this, we can use the fact that FROM clause isn't required in postgres).
>
the FROM clause is required by default (starting with 8.1) unless you
change a postgresql.conf parameter.
and i don't think that idea will have any fan...
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regards,
Jaime Casanova
(DBA: DataBase Aniquilator ;)