On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 9:56 PM, Elf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > out of curiousity, how can sql be returning symbols, ever? enums are > integers, > yes?
Hi Elf, My reasoning was that I don't want to needlessly restrict what a database driver returns. In Postgresql's case, for example, the database can define custom datatypes. It may be possible that a custom type is best represented by a symbol. When your db has builtin datatypes for arrays, circles, polygons and MAC addresses, and has an open system for defining anything else, it broadens one's horizons somewhat. :-) In Postgres, Enums are string values in a restricted set. (I gave that as a *possible* case where symbols might make sense, since they are interned strings.) Best, Graham _______________________________________________ Chicken-users mailing list Chicken-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/chicken-users
