Re: CREATE TYPE

OK - i've got the basic input/output working now - but how to I do the extent
bit ?
eg. allow :

create table (
something a4gl_datime(15)
)

On Friday 18 July 2003 6:53 pm, mallah(at)trade-india(dot)com wrote:
> Programmers Guide , Chap 10
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.3/static/xtypes.html
>
> contrib/isbn_issn also provides an implementation example.
>
> regds
> mallah.
>
> > Can someone point me at some detailed instructions for creating new
> > datatypes..
> >
> > I've found quite a few web pages that mention it (in passing) and give
> > brief examples - but nothing much I can actually work with for my
> > purposes..
> >
> > Ideally I'd like to use C as the language and the datatype will need an
> > 'extent' (like 'char' can be char(10) - although its nothing like a
> > char field...)
> >
> > I'm targetting this at the new 7.4 - so I think i need to use 'version
> > 1' method (using Datum etc ?)
> >
> > Also - the datatype itself is a comlex type which stores half a dozen
> > different integers (Its a modified datetime - storing the year, month,
> > day, hour, minute, second, but the extent gives it the ability to do
> > YEAR TO DAY, HOUR TO SECOND etc, so you only get/set the relevant
> > sections).
> > When 'selected' it would return a variable length string containing the
> > relevant data, and would be set by passing in a string (some of the
> > data of which may well be ignored if its outside the extent of the
> > column etc)
> >
> > Hope thats enough - all pointers greatfully received..
> > (and free'd when required :)
> >
> >
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