Re: Fixed length datatypes. WAS [GENERAL] UUID's as

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>, "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com>, mark(at)mark(dot)mielke(dot)cc, Thomas Hallgren <thomas(at)tada(dot)se>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, "A(dot)M(dot)" <agentm(at)themactionfaction(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Fixed length datatypes. WAS [GENERAL] UUID's as
Date: 2006-07-01 14:58:05
Message-ID: 44A68D7D.7090804@dunslane.net
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Tom Lane wrote:

>The output function, however, would be quite a trick.
>It's not going to receive anything except the Datum itself.
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I understand the reasons for this limitation of output functions, but I
have now seen it bite several times. Maybe we need a little out of the
box thinking on this. I have spent a while taxing my meagre brain on it
over the last few months, without much success ;-(

cheers

andrew

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