Re: Typed tables

From: Andrew Chernow <ac(at)esilo(dot)com>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Typed tables
Date: 2010-01-12 00:27:58
Message-ID: 4B4BC20E.5010005@esilo.com
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> On mån, 2010-01-11 at 15:02 -0500, Andrew Chernow wrote:
>> ISTM that the ultimate would be a 'create table (...._) without storage'
>> (or some'm) and make 'create type' an alternate syntax for SQL
>> conformance.
>
> I don't really understand the purpose of that.
>

What is the point of CREATE TYPE name AS () syntax? Why would one use create
type when there is create table? Does it provide additional functionality I am
unaware of or does it exist for comformance reasons?

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Andrew Chernow
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