Re: Boolean and Bit

From: "Josh Berkus" <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Boolean and Bit
Date: 2001-01-17 04:35:01
Message-ID: web-1178100@davinci.ethosmedia.com
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Keith,

> This is my first post (so be gentle with me)...

Well, yea-hah! Fresh meat, boys! Bring out the branding
iron and the Wayne Newton B-sides!

> I would like suggestions and examples of adding SQL-92
> data type BIT compatibility to a PostgreSQL schema.

First let me ask you: Why do you want a Bit type? What
purpose does it serve that INT2 and BOOLEAN do not?

I'm not being sarcastic -- this is an important question to
ask before creating *any* custom type on any RDBMS.

-Josh Berkus

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