Re: postgresql vs mysql

From: Glen Parker <glenebob(at)nwlink(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: postgresql vs mysql
Date: 2007-02-23 20:04:31
Message-ID: 45DF48CF.9020301@nwlink.com
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Ben wrote:
> I'm sorry maybe I missed something, but if you don't need NULLs and feel
> they just add extra work, why don't you just declare all your columns to
> be not null and have them default to zero or an empty string?

Because I DO need NULLS for non text fields, and I still want NULL to
compare equal to, say, '' and 0. I don't think you read what I wrote...

Put another way, I would like to redefine NULL to mean BLANK or NOT
ENTERED. Totally different concept.

-Glen

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