Re: [GENERAL] Unsigned Datatypes - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Unsigned Datatypes
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.21.0001202224160.349-100000@localhost.localdomain
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In response to Unsigned Datatypes  (Martin Neumann <lists@mne.de>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] Unsigned Datatypes  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
List pgsql-general
The standard doesn't provide for specifically unsigned types, so I do not
believe anyone would want to go through that trouble. Sorry.

On 2000-01-19, Martin Neumann mentioned:

> Are there any plans to implement unsigned datatypes like uint4 and
> uint8?
>
> In many cases I don't need the signed int4 numbers, but I would be happy
> to have a larger range without using the twice as large int8 type.
>
>

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