Re: row description for domain in 7.4

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: John DeSoi <jd(at)icx(dot)net>
Cc: PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: row description for domain in 7.4
Date: 2003-06-26 02:42:02
Message-ID: 20551.1056595322@sss.pgh.pa.us
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

John DeSoi <jd(at)icx(dot)net> writes:
> I created a domain with text as the data_type. When I get the row
> description message from the backend for a column using this domain,
> the type OID provided is for text (25) rather than the OID of the
> domain I created. I could have sworn I tested this in 7.3.x and the OID
> was for my domain. 7.4 bug or something I need to work out on my own?

No, 7.4 intentional change. If you want to argue that this was a bad
idea, it's not too late ... but see the archived discussions about it.

regards, tom lane

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Tom Lane 2003-06-26 02:58:39 Re: Updating psql for features of new FE/BE protocol
Previous Message Tom Lane 2003-06-26 02:37:48 Re: [HACKERS] allowed user/db variables