Re: row description for domain in 7.4 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: row description for domain in 7.4
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Msg-id 20551.1056595322@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to row description for domain in 7.4  (John DeSoi <jd@icx.net>)
Responses Re: row description for domain in 7.4
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John DeSoi <jd@icx.net> writes:
> I created a domain with text as the data_type. When I get the row 
> description message from the backend for a column using this domain, 
> the type OID provided is for text (25) rather than the OID of the 
> domain I created. I could have sworn I tested this in 7.3.x and the OID 
> was for my domain. 7.4 bug or something I need to work out on my own?

No, 7.4 intentional change.  If you want to argue that this was a bad
idea, it's not too late ... but see the archived discussions about it.
        regards, tom lane


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