Alvaro Herrera <alvhe...@commandprompt.com> writes: > In short, I think that while it is possible to define ranges of strings, > it is not as useful as one would like.
Note it is not the *range* that is the problem, it is the assumption that there's a unique "next" string. There's no unique next in the reals or rationals either, but we have no problem considering intervals over those sets. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers