Re: casting BOOL to somthng - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Geoffrey
Subject Re: casting BOOL to somthng
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Msg-id 41346D6C.30804@3times25.net
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In response to Re: casting BOOL to somthng  (sad <sad@bankir.ru>)
Responses Re: casting BOOL to somthng
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sad wrote:
> you wrote:
> 
> 
>>you can use CREATE CAST to make your own cast from boolean to text.
> 
> 
> thnx it helps.
> 
> and i am still desire to know _WHY_ there are no predefined cast for BOOL ?
> and at the same time there are predefined casts for INT and FLOAT......

I'd like to understand in what context you would find this useful. 
Don't take me wrong please.  I'm by no means a db expert, but I can't 
see a purpose for such a cast.  Can you provide a reasonable example of 
such usage?

Thanks.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey       Registered Linux User #108567                            AT&T Certified UNIX System
Programmer- 1995
 


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