Re: How to modify ENUM datatypes?

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: "Matthew T(dot) O'Connor" <matthew(at)zeut(dot)net>
Cc: "D(dot) Dante Lorenso" <dante(at)lorenso(dot)com>, Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)ca>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: How to modify ENUM datatypes?
Date: 2008-04-24 16:14:36
Message-ID: 200804241614.m3OGEaD00840@momjian.us
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Matthew T. O'Connor wrote:
> D. Dante Lorenso wrote:
> > Andrew Sullivan wrote:
> >> I don't think it's odd at all. In my view, the people who think
> >> enums are a
> >> good datatype for databases are exactly the sorts who'd think that their
> >> data is as static as this poor understanding of the vagaries of
> >> individuals'
> >> sex (gender is a different problem, given its association with social
> >> roles)
> >> would suggest.
> >
> > Or, here's another way to look at it ... make it easier to modify ENUM
> > datatypes because we all know that you will eventually need that
> > feature whether you males, females, and unknowns think so or not.
>
> +1

Added to TODO:

* Allow adding enumerated values to an existing enumerated data
type

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