Re: [GENERAL] ERROR: failed to find conversion function from "unknown" to text - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [GENERAL] ERROR: failed to find conversion function from "unknown" to text
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Msg-id 7588.1231246899@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: ERROR: failed to find conversion function from "unknown" to text  ("Gurjeet Singh" <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] ERROR: failed to find conversion function from "unknown" to text  ("Gurjeet Singh" <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com>)
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"Gurjeet Singh" <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com> writes:
> create cast (unknown as text) with function unknown2text( unknown ) as
> implicit;

This is a horrendously bad idea; it will bite your *ss sooner or later,
probably sooner.

            regards, tom lane

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