On 01/04/17 13:51, Dimitry Sibiryakov wrote: > 04.01.2017 11:44, Alex Peshkoff wrote: >> - why charset OCTETS should be represented as sybtype, not charset? > Not charset, but type "BINARY". Even if it is just an alias, it deserves > to be > distinguishable from parent type the same way as are INTEGER/DECIMAL/NUMERIC. > >> - what else subtypes make sense for character fields (I understand that >> we may place BLR or even small JPEG data into VARCHAR, but does it >> really make sense to do such things) ? > I would suggest to separate GUID. > >
OK, that makes sense. Returning to your initial question - I think we should start with having just an alias (not subtype) and next think about adding character string subtypes to engine - but please wait what can other people say. BTW, what does standard say about string subtype? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
