From: | <bmccoy(at)chapelperilous(dot)net> |
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To: | "D(dot) Duccini" <duccini(at)backpack(dot)com> |
Cc: | Chris <csmith(at)squiz(dot)net>, pgsql-novice(at)hub(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: changing data type |
Date: | 2000-10-19 16:32:31 |
Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.10.10010191230540.16238-100000@chapelperilous.net |
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On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, D. Duccini wrote:
> You're absolutely right. I should have said, "i'm not sure, but here's an
> approach"
>
> and uhm, i'd be surprised if someone wants/needs to alter tables from a
> cgi on the fly
>
> unless you're confused about "type casting" -vs- altering tables
> permanently
Actually, I don't think Chris made that clear, if he was changing the
actual data types in the table, or wanted a way to change the data type
inside of a query. But you can still use the data conversion functions to
do both.
Brett W. McCoy
http://www.chapelperilous.net
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