On Tue, Mar 21, 2006 at 06:15:29PM +0100, Pailloncy Jean-Gerard wrote: > >>This looks very interesting. Should we add it to the core > >>distribution? > > > >Excellent question. As yet I have received very little feedback on it, > >though it does work as advertised. I have had some people complain > >that > >while they'd like to use it (especially the timestamp-that-remembers- > >the-timezone), they don't like the idea of an external module. > > > >I suppose the are a few technical issues that could be raised, like > >the > >fact that it searches user tables during the parse phase, but this > >is a > >generic problem with non-immutable type input functions. > > > >I'd like it to be considered for inclusion. If the interest is there I > >can make any changes people suggest. > There was an old thread on the list about "extended type". > > The general idea was to add a attribute to each column to represent > the "unit" (as for physical measure). > > I had worked on a development system that use this kind of "extended > type" and it was very good to catch errors by checking the > compatibility of extended type.
While I'm not sure it makes sense to include such an 'extended type' in the base system, it would be a neat project to have on pgFoundry. -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
