> (It is true that there are a few extensions to
> the SQL syntax which are holdovers from the PostQuel language, which
> explains a few odd features in the parser.)
>
> Would you prefer that we do nothing until I have a chance to research
> this some more, or is someone going to dive in?
>
IMHO a tablename after select is only valid if there is a point and
attribute or function after the tablename because postgresql handles
queries of the form:
select t1.eval;
select t1.*;
Where eval can be a column of the t1 table or a function accepting
one opaque argument. The function is automatically passed each
row of t1. This is the important feature.
Andreas