Re: [GENERAL] A real currency type - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: [GENERAL] A real currency type
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Msg-id 1575.24.211.165.134.1142993040.squirrel@www.dunslane.net
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] A real currency type  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Modular Type Libraries: was A real currency type  (Trent Shipley <tshipley@deru.com>)
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Tom Lane said:
> I was thinking something more like a CREATE ENUM TYPE command that
> specifically lists the enum values, and some extension of that to cater
> for tagged types, and the values are put into a system catalog that the
> user doesn't manipulate directly.  I don't see why it's a good idea to
> put control of the backing table in the user's hands.

Me either. I like the sound of this.

cheers

andrew




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