Re: Client-requested cast mode to emulate Pg8.2 on v8.3 - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Client-requested cast mode to emulate Pg8.2 on v8.3
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Msg-id 13850.1195016337@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Client-requested cast mode to emulate Pg8.2 on v8.3  (Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz>)
Responses Re: Client-requested cast mode to emulate Pg8.2 on v8.3  (Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz>)
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Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz> writes:
> I say they are worrying because Moodle code has many ocurrences of
>    /* bla.id is an INT8 */
>    SELECT x,y,z FROM bla WHERE id='1';
> And we also often quote INT values for inserts/updates, I am not sure if
> this is supported either.

This is not a problem.  Read up on unknown-type literals --- that
behavior isn't changing.  The cases that we are tightening up on
involve values that are of *known* non-string data types being used
in situations where logically only a string should appear.

            regards, tom lane

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