Re: Cast char to number - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Richard Huxton
Subject Re: Cast char to number
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Msg-id 4B85A541.2000905@archonet.com
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In response to Re: Cast char to number  (Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>)
List pgsql-general
On 24/02/10 22:03, Bill Moran wrote:
> Then, a year later
> you find out that the serial number is really just a number, and you
> actually want to be able to do math on it because you can find out
> the year the part was designed by dividing by 1000 or something.
>
> You make the best decisions you can based on the available information.
> If you get it wrong, there's always ALTER TABLE :)

Coming in 9.1:

ALTER CUSTOMER ... SET REQUIREMENTS ...

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   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd

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