Phoenix Kiula wrote:
I am not advocating what others should do. But I know what I need my DB to do. If I want it to store data that does not match puritanical standards of textual storage, then it should allow me to...
Instead you want it to store tyrannically-chosen alternatives to the user's invalid input without regard for their intent.
Calling rejection of invalid input "puritanical" is not an engineering evaluation. -- Lew ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
