| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Alex Hunsaker <badalex(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Shine <shine(dot)prakash(at)icasework(dot)com>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: BUG #5598: Compatibility modes |
| Date: | 2010-08-04 17:06:27 |
| Message-ID: | 21793.1280941587@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Alex Hunsaker <badalex(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:42, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Shine <shine(dot)prakash(at)icasework(dot)com> wrote:
>>> We would like to know if there is a workaround built into postgres by
>>> setting some kind of COMPATIBILITY variable (similar to SQL SERVER 2005 /
>>> 2008)...
>>
>> Sorry, there is no such mode...
> However, you can add them back if you must:
> http://petereisentraut.blogspot.com/2008/03/readding-implicit-casts-in-postgresql.html
Note that that hack actually does not work very well: it has unpleasant
side effects. You'd be far better advised to fix your application.
regards, tom lane
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