Re: [SQL] line datatype - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Lamar Owen
Subject Re: [SQL] line datatype
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Msg-id 200207161646.57963.lamar.owen@wgcr.org
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In response to Re: [SQL] line datatype  (Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@fourpalms.org>)
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On Tuesday 16 July 2002 04:42 pm, Thomas Lockhart wrote:
> > On the other hand, if you want to enter two points why don't you just
> > use lseg to begin with?  There's not much justification for having a
> > separate line type unless it behaves differently ...

> They are different. One is infinite in length, the other is finite.
> Distances, etc are calculated differently between the two types.

For some of my work a type of 'ray' would be nice... :-) But LSEG's usually 
work OK as long as you specify an endpoint that is far enough away.
-- 
Lamar Owen
WGCR Internet Radio
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