Hello. I am currently playing with UUID data type and try to use it to store provided by third party (Hewlett-Packard) application. The problem is they format UUIDs as 0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000, so I have to replace(text,'-','')::uuid for this kind of data.
Nooow, the case is quite simple and it might be that there are other applications formatting UUIDs too liberally. I am working on a patch to support this format (yes, it is a simple modification). And in the meanwhile I would like to ask you what do you think about it? Cons: Such format is not standard. Pros: This will help UUID data type adoption. [1] While good applications format their data well, there are others which don't follow standards. Also I think it is easier for a human being to enter UUID as 8 times 4 digits. Your thoughts? Should I submit a patch? Regards, Dawid [1]: My first thought when I received the error message was "hey! this is not an UUID, it is too long/too short!", only later did I check that they just don't format it too well. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly