Re: Inserting bit-type value into integer-type column

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org, "Riho Maisa" <riho(at)centrum(dot)ee>
Subject: Re: Inserting bit-type value into integer-type column
Date: 2006-08-29 13:03:17
Message-ID: 3209.1156856597@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> Am Dienstag, 29. August 2006 10:32 schrieb Riho Maisa:
>> I cannot rewrite SQL INSERT because it's in compiled application.

> Either fix your application or patch the PostgreSQL server or stick with 7.2
> (not recommended, because 7.2 is not maintained anymore).

The patch would be pretty easy though: just tweak the pg_cast entry for
bit to int casting so that it's "assignment" rather than "explicit".

regards, tom lane

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