Re: [PATCHES] [BUGS] casting strings to multidimensional arrays yields

From: James William Pye <flaw(at)rhid(dot)com>
To: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>
Cc: Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] [BUGS] casting strings to multidimensional arrays yields
Date: 2004-08-11 09:05:16
Message-ID: 20040811090516.GA54147@void.ph.cox.net
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On 08/06/04:31/5, Joe Conway wrote:
> I just reread your comment and thought about it more. I think most of
> what I said in the last post holds, but in addition part of the problem
> lies in the fact that we don't implement multidimensional arrays as
> nested arrays, but rather as one monolithic structure. If we did the
> former, then 2x0 would be feasible.
>
> Investigating, and possibly implementing, multidimensional arrays as a
> nested structure is another item on my wish list. I'm still not entirely
> sure how difficult or desirable it is, but my interpretation of SQL99 is
> that nested arrays is the requirement.

+1

This would probably make MD array support in plpy almost trivial, so it is
definitely desirable to me.

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Regards,
James William Pye

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