Re: type unknown - how important is it? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Tom Lane wrote:

>Dave Cramer <pg@fastcrypt.com> writes:
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>>Shachar Shemesh wrote:
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>>>I don't know type 705 well enough to decide which would work best. If 
>>>it's guaranteed to be a validly encoded text string, then I'll just 
>>>put it in as DBTYPE_WSTR, and get it done with.
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>>I think it's safe to assume it will be encoded properly.
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>AFAICS it will work exactly like 'text'.
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>            regards, tom lane
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I have some doubts. From "textin":

>     /* verify encoding */
>     len = strlen(inputText);
>     pg_verifymbstr(inputText, len, false);

"unknownin" has no such thing. I'm worried. I realize that unknownout 
and textout are precisely the same, but I can't say I understand completely.
         Shachar

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