Re: Inet type how to? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Olivier PRENANT
Subject Re: Inet type how to?
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Msg-id Pine.UW2.4.21.0006022238400.25295-100000@server.pyrenet.fr
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In response to Re: Inet type how to?  (Alex Pilosov <alex@pilosoft.com>)
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You're right... No way; However despite what I said befor it works.. until
text is ''; maybe this could be casted as NULL??

Regards,
On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Alex Pilosov wrote:

> None works. I tried. There is no type that can be cast to inet. And
> inet_in has a different calling sequence, and you can't really use that.
> 
> -alex
> 
> On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 
> > > It works for me for \copy (which uses inserts)
> > > 
> > > But yes, there is no way to convert text to inet, which is a pain. When it
> > > annoys me sufficiently, I think I'll write text_inet wrapping inet_in...Or
> > > just wait for someone else to do it (TODO, bruce? ;)
> > > 
> > 
> > We don't?  What about some double-casting option?
> > 
> > 
> 

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