Re: rowset-returning function mismatch - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Stephan Szabo
Subject Re: rowset-returning function mismatch
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Msg-id 20050128154614.F97167@megazone.bigpanda.com
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In response to rowset-returning function mismatch  ("Ed L." <pgsql@bluepolka.net>)
List pgsql-general
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Ed L. wrote:

> I ask because it seems like "char" and char should match as type names,
> but don't.

Unfortunately, "char" and char are actually different types in
declarations like that AFAIK.  When in quotes it refers to the postgres
single byte single character type, IIRC when not in quotes some magic is
applied in the parser relating to handling CHAR(n).

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