| From: | Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: BIT/BIT VARYING names (was Re: [HACKERS] Beta for 4:30AST) |
| Date: | 2000-03-07 15:47:04 |
| Message-ID: | 38C52478.42D74BAF@alumni.caltech.edu |
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> > format_type(name[, int4]) that formats an internal type and any size
> > modifier for client consumption, like
> > format_type('varchar', 8) => "CHARACTER VARYING(8)"
> > format_type('my type') => "\"my type\""
> > format_type('numeric', {xxx}) => "NUMERIC(9,2)"
Ooh, that *is* a good idea (though the exact name of the function may
evolve)! Sorry I missed seeing it in Peter's earlier postings.
Funny how we can go for years banging our heads on an issue and have
something like this (ie a good idea on the subject) pop up out of the
blue.
Presumably we would include a function taking the conversion the other
direction too...
- Thomas
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Thomas Lockhart lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu
South Pasadena, California
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