Re: [GENERAL] A real currency type

From: "Andrew Dunstan" <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
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Subject: Re: [GENERAL] A real currency type
Date: 2006-03-22 02:04:00
Message-ID: 1575.24.211.165.134.1142993040.squirrel@www.dunslane.net
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Tom Lane said:
> I was thinking something more like a CREATE ENUM TYPE command that
> specifically lists the enum values, and some extension of that to cater
> for tagged types, and the values are put into a system catalog that the
> user doesn't manipulate directly. I don't see why it's a good idea to
> put control of the backing table in the user's hands.

Me either. I like the sound of this.

cheers

andrew

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