Re: [PATCHES] [BUGS] casting strings to multidimensional arrays yields - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From James William Pye
Subject Re: [PATCHES] [BUGS] casting strings to multidimensional arrays yields
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Msg-id 20040811090516.GA54147@void.ph.cox.net
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] [BUGS] casting strings to multidimensional arrays yields  (Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com>)
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On 08/06/04:31/5, Joe Conway wrote:
> I just reread your comment and thought about it more. I think most of
> what I said in the last post holds, but in addition part of the problem
> lies in the fact that we don't implement multidimensional arrays as
> nested arrays, but rather as one monolithic structure. If we did the
> former, then 2x0 would be feasible.
>
> Investigating, and possibly implementing, multidimensional arrays as a
> nested structure is another item on my wish list. I'm still not entirely
> sure how difficult or desirable it is, but my interpretation of SQL99 is
> that nested arrays is the requirement.

+1

This would probably make MD array support in plpy almost trivial, so it is
definitely desirable to me.

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Regards,       James William Pye

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