Re: GUIDs - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: GUIDs
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.44.0311140228540.17499-100000@peter.localdomain
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In response to Re: GUIDs  (David Wheeler <david@kineticode.com>)
Responses Re: GUIDs  (David Wheeler <david@kineticode.com>)
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David Wheeler writes:

> bytea with the binary or the hex?

Binary or hex what?

> And isn't it a bit of a waste to add the extra 4 bytes when I'll only
> ever need 16?

Sure, but if you want to avoid that, you'll have to implement your own
data type.  Actually, I think someone has already done that for GUID.  If
you search the archives you might find out about it.

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Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net


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