Re: bit strings - anyone working on them?

From: Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>
To: Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: bit strings - anyone working on them?
Date: 2003-04-22 14:32:29
Message-ID: 20030422223152.N9342-100000@houston.familyhealth.com.au
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> Having just used bit strings for the first time, I am now aware of some
> features I consider a little odd, and was wondering if (a) they are
> actively being worked on, (b) if they are not considered the way to go, and
> (c) if there would be any interest in the additions/changes indicated below.
>
> 1. Length enforcement:
> ----------------------
>
> select B'10' | B'1';
>
> is currently illegal.

This one has slightly annoyed me more than once. That said, none of our
apps use bitsets anymore...

Chris

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