[GENERAL] GUID data type support

does postgresql supports GUID data type??? I think, that it is slow to use GUID as varchar... thanks, miso ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [GENERAL] GUID data type support

On Thu, Mar 17, 2005 at 05:53:52PM +0100, Michal Hlavac wrote: > does postgresql supports GUID data type??? For the benefit of others, could you explain what this type is and what you want to use it for? Are you referring to a "Globally Unique Identifier"? > I think, that it is slow to use GUID

Re: [GENERAL] GUID data type support

On Mar 17, 2005, at 11:53 AM, Michal Hlavac wrote: does postgresql supports GUID data type??? No, not in the core distribution. There is a GPL project here to add this to PostgreSQL: http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/pguuid/projdisplay.php John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for Post