Re: Question

On Saturday 21 February 2004 06:13, Chris Travers wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-02-21 at 09:13, David Costa wrote:
> > dead elephant  ;) what about a cool one line postgresql query in lieu
> > of him ? could demonstrate the logic power of postgresql vs mysql and
> > others
> > anyone willing to share a nice one ?
>
> Hmmm....  Thinking of PostgreSQL vs MySQL vs. Firebird.....
>
> Unfortunately most of my complex queries are 8-10 lines long and use
> features such as subselects and UNION statements.  Those will show the
> difference between MySQL and PostgreSQL, but should work in
> Interbase/Firebird.
>
> I am afraid the request to demonstrate the logic power of PostgreSQL in
> one line is sort of like asking for a proof to Fermat's Theorem in one
> double-spaced page and normal font size.  If someone can do this, I will
> be quite impressed :-P
>
> Maybe a really simple PLPerl function might be a good idea?
>

better might be a plphp function 

Robert Treat
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