But 8.2.6 works the same. I have just upgraded.
2008/1/21, Ottó Havasvölgyi <havasvolgyi(dot)otto(at)gmail(dot)com>:
> Sorry, version is 8.2.4
>
> 2008/1/21, Ottó Havasvölgyi <havasvolgyi(dot)otto(at)gmail(dot)com>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > In 8.2.5:
> >
> > This does not work (out of range):
> > select -32768::int2
> >
> > But this works:
> > select cast(-32768 as int2);
> >
> > What is the difference between the two syntax in the background? I
> > always thought they are the same.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Otto
> >
>