diff --git a/src/backend/nodes/outfuncs.c b/src/backend/nodes/outfuncs.c
index 2cbec8e615b120df7ff9574bd2ecd5900c374aaa..d5965f73ecc9a0a0edb1ba36ae74f60fe03c2d9c 100644
--- a/src/backend/nodes/outfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/nodes/outfuncs.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/nodes/outfuncs.c,v 1.49 1998/12/04 15:33:33 thomas Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/nodes/outfuncs.c,v 1.50 1998/12/14 00:01:47 thomas Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *	  Every (plan) node in POSTGRES has an associated "out" routine which
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ _outCaseWhen(StringInfo str, CaseWhen *node)
 {
 	char		buf[500];
 
-	sprintf(buf, " :when ");
+	sprintf(buf, " WHEN ");
 	appendStringInfo(str, buf);
 	_outNode(str, node->expr);
 	sprintf(buf, " :then ");
diff --git a/src/backend/nodes/readfuncs.c b/src/backend/nodes/readfuncs.c
index c915ed6ed74fdd4b02a8eb2471300765903c40e9..a6650efecf1c2925aa45902e757431b54f351190 100644
--- a/src/backend/nodes/readfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/nodes/readfuncs.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/nodes/readfuncs.c,v 1.39 1998/11/22 10:48:40 vadim Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/nodes/readfuncs.c,v 1.40 1998/12/14 00:01:47 thomas Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *	  Most of the read functions for plan nodes are tested. (In fact, they
@@ -786,6 +786,50 @@ _readExpr()
 	return local_node;
 }
 
+/* ----------------
+ *		_readCaseExpr
+ *
+ *	CaseExpr is a subclass of Node
+ * ----------------
+ */
+static CaseExpr *
+_readCaseExpr()
+{
+	CaseExpr   *local_node;
+	char	   *token;
+	int			length;
+
+	local_node = makeNode(CaseExpr);
+
+	local_node->args = nodeRead(true);
+	token = lsptok(NULL, &length);		/* eat :default */
+	local_node->defresult = nodeRead(true);
+
+	return local_node;
+}
+
+/* ----------------
+ *		_readCaseWhen
+ *
+ *	CaseWhen is a subclass of Node
+ * ----------------
+ */
+static CaseWhen *
+_readCaseWhen()
+{
+	CaseWhen   *local_node;
+	char	   *token;
+	int			length;
+
+	local_node = makeNode(CaseWhen);
+
+	local_node->expr = nodeRead(true);
+	token = lsptok(NULL, &length);		/* eat :then */
+	local_node->result = nodeRead(true);
+
+	return local_node;
+}
+
 /* ----------------
  *		_readVar
  *
@@ -2037,6 +2081,10 @@ parsePlanString(void)
 		return_value = _readSortClause();
 	else if (!strncmp(token, "GROUPCLAUSE", length))
 		return_value = _readGroupClause();
+	else if (!strncmp(token, "CASE", length))
+		return_value = _readCaseExpr();
+	else if (!strncmp(token, "WHEN", length))
+		return_value = _readCaseWhen();
 	else
 		elog(ERROR, "badly formatted planstring \"%.10s\"...\n", token);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c
index 488fd2b9e3706b60e829f79d566c480e32c6d77f..3d3ad51c3199d7a8745cd9a3062f4da0a56c06fa 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c,v 1.28 1998/10/08 18:29:29 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c,v 1.29 1998/12/14 00:02:10 thomas Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ replace_clause_joinvar_refs(Expr *clause,
 	{
 		temp = (List *) replace_joinvar_refs((Var *) clause,
 											 outer_tlist, inner_tlist);
-		if (temp)
+		if (temp != NULL)
 			return temp;
 		else if (clause != NULL)
 			return (List *) clause;
@@ -402,6 +402,33 @@ replace_clause_joinvar_refs(Expr *clause,
 										   inner_tlist);
 		return (List *) clause;
 	}
+	else if (IsA(clause, CaseExpr))
+	{
+		((CaseExpr *) clause)->args =
+			(List *) replace_subclause_joinvar_refs(((CaseExpr *) clause)->args,
+													outer_tlist,
+													inner_tlist);
+
+		((CaseExpr *) clause)->defresult =
+			(Node *) replace_clause_joinvar_refs((Expr *) ((CaseExpr *) clause)->defresult,
+												 outer_tlist,
+												 inner_tlist);
+		return (List *) clause;
+	}
+	else if (IsA(clause, CaseWhen))
+	{
+		((CaseWhen *) clause)->expr =
+			(Node *) replace_clause_joinvar_refs((Expr *) ((CaseWhen *) clause)->expr,
+												 outer_tlist,
+												 inner_tlist);
+
+		((CaseWhen *) clause)->result =
+			(Node *) replace_clause_joinvar_refs((Expr *) ((CaseWhen *) clause)->result,
+												 outer_tlist,
+												 inner_tlist);
+		return (List *) clause;
+	}
+
 	/* shouldn't reach here */
 	elog(ERROR, "replace_clause_joinvar_refs: unsupported clause %d",
 		 nodeTag(clause));
diff --git a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteHandler.c b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteHandler.c
index 89665d88588b5bbfc42b9f409f8643e55a2c6948..a8997d5a8ab33089bbd09a8726b9179eeffdf5d6 100644
--- a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteHandler.c
+++ b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteHandler.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteHandler.c,v 1.26 1998/12/04 15:34:36 thomas Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteHandler.c,v 1.27 1998/12/14 00:02:16 thomas Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -1457,6 +1457,34 @@ apply_RIR_adjust_sublevel(Node *node, int sublevels_up)
 			}
 			break;
 
+		case T_CaseExpr:
+			{
+				CaseExpr	*exp = (CaseExpr *)node;
+
+				apply_RIR_adjust_sublevel(
+						(Node *)(exp->args),
+						sublevels_up);
+
+				apply_RIR_adjust_sublevel(
+						(Node *)(exp->defresult),
+						sublevels_up);
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case T_CaseWhen:
+			{
+				CaseWhen	*exp = (CaseWhen *)node;
+
+				apply_RIR_adjust_sublevel(
+						(Node *)(exp->expr),
+						sublevels_up);
+
+				apply_RIR_adjust_sublevel(
+						(Node *)(exp->result),
+						sublevels_up);
+			}
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			elog(NOTICE, "unknown node tag %d in attribute_used()", nodeTag(node));
 			elog(NOTICE, "Node is: %s", nodeToString(node));
@@ -1691,6 +1719,50 @@ apply_RIR_view(Node **nodePtr, int rt_index, RangeTblEntry *rte, List *tlist, in
 			}
 			break;
 
+		case T_CaseExpr:
+			{
+				CaseExpr	*exp = (CaseExpr *)node;
+
+				apply_RIR_view(
+						(Node **)(&(exp->args)),
+						rt_index,
+						rte,
+						tlist,
+						modified,
+						sublevels_up);
+
+				apply_RIR_view(
+						(Node **)(&(exp->defresult)),
+						rt_index,
+						rte,
+						tlist,
+						modified,
+						sublevels_up);
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case T_CaseWhen:
+			{
+				CaseWhen	*exp = (CaseWhen *)node;
+
+				apply_RIR_view(
+						(Node **)(&(exp->expr)),
+						rt_index,
+						rte,
+						tlist,
+						modified,
+						sublevels_up);
+
+				apply_RIR_view(
+						(Node **)(&(exp->result)),
+						rt_index,
+						rte,
+						tlist,
+						modified,
+						sublevels_up);
+			}
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			elog(NOTICE, "unknown node tag %d in apply_RIR_view()", nodeTag(node));
 			elog(NOTICE, "Node is: %s", nodeToString(node));
@@ -1885,7 +1957,27 @@ fireRIRonSubselect(Node *node)
 			break;
 
 		case T_CaseExpr:
+			{
+				CaseExpr	*exp = (CaseExpr *)node;
+
+				fireRIRonSubselect(
+						(Node *)(exp->args));
+
+				fireRIRonSubselect(
+						(Node *)(exp->defresult));
+			}
+			break;
+
 		case T_CaseWhen:
+			{
+				CaseWhen	*exp = (CaseWhen *)node;
+
+				fireRIRonSubselect(
+						(Node *)(exp->expr));
+
+				fireRIRonSubselect(
+						(Node *)(exp->result));
+			}
 			break;
 
 		case T_Query:
diff --git a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteManip.c b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteManip.c
index 64da8479d150b61a83a195aadcd3ed9b58a73797..9d6d5e7d64dc79394e4a98a4d05ba5511b1fa89c 100644
--- a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteManip.c
+++ b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteManip.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteManip.c,v 1.22 1998/10/21 16:21:26 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteManip.c,v 1.23 1998/12/14 00:02:17 thomas Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -191,6 +191,38 @@ OffsetVarNodes(Node *node, int offset, int sublevels_up)
 			}
 			break;
 
+		case T_CaseExpr:
+			{
+				CaseExpr	*exp = (CaseExpr *)node;
+
+				OffsetVarNodes(
+						(Node *)(exp->args),
+						offset,
+						sublevels_up);
+
+				OffsetVarNodes(
+						(Node *)(exp->defresult),
+						offset,
+						sublevels_up);
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case T_CaseWhen:
+			{
+				CaseWhen	*exp = (CaseWhen *)node;
+
+				OffsetVarNodes(
+						(Node *)(exp->expr),
+						offset,
+						sublevels_up);
+
+				OffsetVarNodes(
+						(Node *)(exp->result),
+						offset,
+						sublevels_up);
+			}
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			elog(NOTICE, "unknown node tag %d in OffsetVarNodes()", nodeTag(node));
 			elog(NOTICE, "Node is: %s", nodeToString(node));
@@ -377,6 +409,42 @@ ChangeVarNodes(Node *node, int rt_index, int new_index, int sublevels_up)
 			}
 			break;
 
+		case T_CaseExpr:
+			{
+				CaseExpr	*exp = (CaseExpr *)node;
+
+				ChangeVarNodes(
+						(Node *)(exp->args),
+						rt_index,
+						new_index,
+						sublevels_up);
+
+				ChangeVarNodes(
+						(Node *)(exp->defresult),
+						rt_index,
+						new_index,
+						sublevels_up);
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case T_CaseWhen:
+			{
+				CaseWhen	*exp = (CaseWhen *)node;
+
+				ChangeVarNodes(
+						(Node *)(exp->expr),
+						rt_index,
+						new_index,
+						sublevels_up);
+
+				ChangeVarNodes(
+						(Node *)(exp->result),
+						rt_index,
+						new_index,
+						sublevels_up);
+			}
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			elog(NOTICE, "unknown node tag %d in ChangeVarNodes()", nodeTag(node));
 			elog(NOTICE, "Node is: %s", nodeToString(node));
diff --git a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteRemove.c b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteRemove.c
index 17aa34be07b8f47f51c3b820872f5ab1d726b8f2..fd1472a93cf24045f517b9a20548576cfe7aeb18 100644
--- a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteRemove.c
+++ b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteRemove.c
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteRemove.c,v 1.19 1998/11/27 19:52:17 vadim Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteRemove.c,v 1.20 1998/12/14 00:02:17 thomas Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
+#include <string.h>
+
 #include "postgres.h"
 
 #include "fmgr.h"				/* for F_NAMEEQ */
@@ -39,14 +41,14 @@ RewriteGetRuleEventRel(char *rulename)
 							   PointerGetDatum(rulename),
 							   0, 0, 0);
 	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(htup))
-		elog(ERROR, "RewriteGetRuleEventRel: rule \"%s\" not found",
-			 rulename);
+		elog(ERROR, "Rule or view '%s' not found",
+			 ((!strncmp(rulename, "_RET", 4))? (rulename+4): rulename));
 	eventrel = ((Form_pg_rewrite) GETSTRUCT(htup))->ev_class;
 	htup = SearchSysCacheTuple(RELOID,
 							   PointerGetDatum(eventrel),
 							   0, 0, 0);
 	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(htup))
-		elog(ERROR, "RewriteGetRuleEventRel: class %d not found",
+		elog(ERROR, "Class '%d' not found",
 			 eventrel);
 	return ((Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(htup))->relname.data;
 }
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ RemoveRewriteRule(char *ruleName)
 	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
 	{
 		heap_close(RewriteRelation);
-		elog(ERROR, "No rule with name = '%s' was found.\n", ruleName);
+		elog(ERROR, "Rule '%s' not found\n", ruleName);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ RemoveRewriteRule(char *ruleName)
 	{
 		/* XXX strange!!! */
 		pfree(tuple);
-		elog(ERROR, "RemoveRewriteRule: null event target relation!");
+		elog(ERROR, "RemoveRewriteRule: internal error; null event target relation!");
 	}
 	eventRelationOid = DatumGetObjectId(eventRelationOidDatum);