Re: Override PostgreSQL internal functions

From: Sameer Kumar <sameer(dot)kumar(at)ashnik(dot)com>
To: Vik Fearing <vik(dot)fearing(at)dalibo(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Override PostgreSQL internal functions
Date: 2014-02-26 14:03:55
Message-ID: CADp-Sm5TwUD=QZ6+2iAov6kUtubk3Cqr=P6T=8XAO0-fupCsdQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 6:54 PM, Vik Fearing <vik(dot)fearing(at)dalibo(dot)com> wrote:

> You would be much better off to use the citext extension and typing your
> columns appropriately.
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/citext.html
>

That might be a huge effort while migrating from another database and might
also introduce application level changes for type casting.

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