Re: column ordering, was Re: [PATCHES] Enums patch v2 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Richard Huxton
Subject Re: column ordering, was Re: [PATCHES] Enums patch v2
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In response to Re: column ordering, was Re: [PATCHES] Enums patch v2  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> 
> Or we could divide the positive number space in two, by starting at 2^14 
> (attnums are int2). Then a simple bitmask test would work to distinguish 
> them.

Perhaps divide-by-four, then it would be possible to have calculated 
columns (as mentioned recently on one of the lists). In particular, that 
would let you have FK constraints with a constant as part of the key.

--   Richard Huxton  Archonet Ltd


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