Re: Dont let those int8's drive you mad!!

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> update transactions set state='O' where trans_id=int8(14332)
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> Sped it up from 4 milliseconds to .07 milliseconds (and obviously now
> did an index scan)!!!!
> This HAS bitten me before.
> Questions:
> If postgres knows the field is an int8, why do I have to cast it in my
> query?

That is a long answer.

> Any way I can avoid having to watch for this particular column (and 3
> others in other tables) column in all my queries?

1. Automatically cast all your queries
2. Quote all parameters.

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