Re: Boolean and Bit - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: Boolean and Bit
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In response to Boolean and Bit  (Keith Gray <keith@heart.com.au>)
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Keith,

> This is my first post (so be gentle with me)...

Well, yea-hah!  Fresh meat, boys!  Bring out the branding
iron and the Wayne Newton B-sides!

> I would like suggestions and examples of adding SQL-92
> data type BIT compatibility to a PostgreSQL schema.

First let me ask you:  Why do you want a Bit type?  What
purpose does it serve that INT2 and BOOLEAN do not?

I'm not being sarcastic -- this is an important question to
ask before creating *any* custom type on any RDBMS.

-Josh Berkus



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