Re: Typed tables - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Typed tables
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Msg-id 1263304431.14170.6.camel@fsopti579.F-Secure.com
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In response to Re: Typed tables  (Andrew Chernow <ac@esilo.com>)
Responses Re: Typed tables  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
Re: Typed tables  (Andrew Chernow <ac@esilo.com>)
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On tis, 2010-01-12 at 08:05 -0500, Andrew Chernow wrote:
> In practice, tables can be used for passing data around or storing it on disk. 
> So, I guess my question remains unanswered as to what the composite type offers 
> that a table doesn't; other than a name that better suits the task.

The arguments of functions are types, not tables.  So you need types if
you want to use functions.




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