Re: feature request ?

From: sad <sad(at)bankir(dot)ru>
To: Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com>
Cc: Rosser Schwarz <rosser(dot)schwarz(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: feature request ?
Date: 2004-06-25 07:54:05
Message-ID: 200406251154.05331.sad@bankir.ru
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> sad wrote:
> > On Friday 25 June 2004 09:37, Rosser Schwarz wrote:
> >>On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 08:16:47 +0400, sad <sad(at)bankir(dot)ru> wrote:
> >>>>Very simply, a boolean may have to values: true or false. It's also
> >>>>possible that it's not been set to anything (NULL).
> >>>
> >>>really ?
> >>>what about (13 < NULL)::BOOL
> >>
> >>Per the semantics of NULL, 13 is neither greater than nor less than
> >>NULL. NULL is the *unknown* value; it's impossible to meaningfully
> >>compare it to anything else. Try (NULL = NULL)::boolean. It's NULL,
> >>also.
> >
> > READ THE THREAD BEFORE ANSWER
>
> WHAT MAKES YOU THINK HE HASN'T?

I had answered to the proposal to PROHIBIT NULL VALUES

> The key point of argument, and where the problem is with your (13 <
> NULL)::BOOL point is this:

IT IS NOT MY PROBLEM !!! it is an EXAMPLE WHY WE CAN NOT PROHIBIT NULLS !!!

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