Re: [HACKERS] Creating a 'SET' type

2000-12-13 Thread Tom Lane
"Christopher Kings-Lynne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > However, is it possible to create a type that has different parameters > wherever it is used. > For instance - the varchar type takes as a parameter the max characters in > the field. Although there is only one varchar type, it has different

[HACKERS] Creating a 'SET' type

2000-12-12 Thread Christopher Kings-Lynne
Hi, I am trying to emulate MySQL's SET type, by creating a new postgresql type. However, is it possible to create a type that has different parameters wherever it is used. For instance - the varchar type takes as a parameter the max characters in the field. Although there is only one varchar t