Pipe Syntax in SQL

>>legran+(OP)
Here is one example from the PDF:

    FROM r JOIN s USING (id)
    |> WHERE r.c < 15
    |> AGGREGATE sum(r.e) AS s GROUP BY r.d
    |> WHERE s > 3
    |> ORDER BY d
    |> SELECT d, s, rank() OVER (order by d)

Can we call this SQL anymore after this? This re-ordering of things has been done by others too, like PRQL, but they didn't call it SQL. I do think it makes things more readable.

>>Cianti+06
The proposal here adds pipe syntax to SQL.

So it would be reasonable to call it SQL, if it gets traction. You want to see some of the big dogs adopting it.

That should at least be possible since it looks like it could be added to an existing implementation without significant disruption/extra complexity.

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