> > > > Well, they aren't separate fields so you can't ORDER BY domain.  The dot
> > > > was used so it looks like a schema based on dbname.
> 
> IMHO it should look like an user in domain ;)

Agreed, but there is something to be said for doing a sort of users
per domain.  This wouldn't be an issue, I don't think, if there was a
split_before() and split_after() like functions.

# SELECT split_before('[EMAIL PROTECTED]','@'), split_after('[EMAIL PROTECTED]', '@');
 ?column? |  ?column?
----------+------------
 user     | domain.com

What would you guys say to submissions for a patch that would add the
function listed above?  Maybe just a function called get_user(text)
and get_domain(text)? ::shrug:: Just some thoughts since there is
validity to being able to parse/operate on this data efficiently.  If
those functions existed, then I think everyone would be able to have
their pie as they want it.  -sc

-- 
Sean Chittenden

---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster

Reply via email to