Re: BUG #5028: CASE returns ELSE value always when typeis"char"

From: "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
To: "Jeff Davis" <pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>,"Sam Mason" <sam(at)samason(dot)me(dot)uk>, "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Subject: Re: BUG #5028: CASE returns ELSE value always when typeis"char"
Date: 2009-09-02 14:52:10
Message-ID: 4A9E404A020000250002A8A4@gw.wicourts.gov
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Jeff Davis <pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com> wrote:

> I disagree that using implicit casts to make up for a lack of an
> "unknown" type will improve matters

I certainly never meant to imply that additional implicit casts should
be added. I apologize for not being more clear about that.

Thanks again for helping fill in the blanks.

-Kevin

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