On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > "Kevin Grittner" <kevin.gritt...@wicourts.gov> writes: >> I think the main benefit of a sprintf type function for PostgreSQL is >> in the formatting (setting length, scale, alignment), not in making >> concatenation more pretty. > > Exactly, which is why I'm so distressed that this proposal not only > hasn't got that, but is designed so that it's impossible to add it > later.
I like the idea of making concatenation more pretty, quite frankly. No one has really responded to Pavel's contention that this is what to_char() is for. Twice the code paths = twice the bugs, twice the places that have to be updated when some new feature is added, etc. On the other hand I don't really strongly object if someone else wants to do the work, either. I do think allowing for upward compatibility with future extensions is probably smart, regardless of how simple or complex the first version is. ...Robert -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
