Re: ALTER TABLE ( smallinto -> boolean ) ...

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: ALTER TABLE ( smallinto -> boolean ) ...
Date: 2005-09-01 20:56:45
Message-ID: 6399.1125608205@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005, Tom Lane wrote:
>> No, because there's no built-in cast from smallint to bool.

> 'k, I just took a read through the "CREATE CAST" man page, and don't think
> I can use that for this,

Sure you can. Make a SQL or PLPGSQL function that does the conversion
you want and then create a cast using it.

regards, tom lane

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