"Joshua D. Drake" <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Mon, 2010-12-06 at 13:57 -0600, Andy Colson wrote: >> I dont understand the need for it. Dont view's do the exact same thing >> (plus even more)? What does a synonym offer that a view does not? > SYNONYMS work for things that aren't a table. The idea of synonyms for non-table things was pretty much rejected already on the -hackers thread. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general