Can CREATE TYPE be used to create a synonym?

From: "Dean Gibson (DB Administrator)" <postgresql(at)ultimeth(dot)com>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Can CREATE TYPE be used to create a synonym?
Date: 2008-02-11 01:38:11
Message-ID: 47AFA703.5060907@ultimeth.com
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Eg:

CREATE TYPE DATETIME AS (dummy TIMESTAMP);

I suspect not (syntax issues w/ input, output, etc). Is there an
alternate way to declare a type synonym?

-- Dean

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