Re: Column descriptions - could they be propagated to new

From: Clive Page <cgp(at)star(dot)le(dot)ac(dot)uk>
To: Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Column descriptions - could they be propagated to new
Date: 2006-04-05 16:53:11
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.63.0604051752000.7042@peneca.star.le.ac.uk
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On Wed, 5 Apr 2006, Merlin Moncure wrote:

> Have you considered using domains for these types? You can comment
> the domain appropriately. While the domain description will not show
> in \d+. to get the description you can do \dT on the domain.
>
> Based on your background I also think you might appreciate domains
> from a design perspective. There are a couple of disadvantages to
> using them so I'd suggest reading about them.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll start reading up on them.

--
Clive Page
Dept of Physics & Astronomy,
University of Leicester,
Leicester, LE1 7RH, U.K.

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