Folks, I would like to have your opinion on the following:
At this moment we (almost) have a uuid/guid datatype. As suggested in earlier discussion we provide a raw/plain output of the uuid type: devdb=# select * from tbluuid; pk | ----------------------------------+ 6b13c5a1afb4dcf5ce8f8b4656b6c93c | 01e40a79b55b6e226bffb577e960453d | (2 rows) I was wondering if we want to have a formatting function to be able to provide other common formats of the uuid/guid? something like: select format_uuid(mypk,'format2') from tbluuid; and then get: 6b13c5a1-afb4-dcf5-ce8f-8b4656b6c93c or select format_uuid(mypk,'format3') from tbluuid; and then get: {6b13c5a1-afb4-dcf5-ce8f-8b4656b6c93c} (which would be MSSQL compatible) Do we want such a function added to the core or we let the application handle the formatting if ever needed. What do the PostgreSQL masters think? :) Regards, Gevik. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings