On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 10:51:19AM +0000, Oliver Ford wrote: > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 4:38 AM, David Fetter <da...@fetter.org> wrote: > > I've taken the liberty of adding float8, somewhat mechanically. Do > > the docs need some change, assuming that addition is useful? > > > > Best, > > David. > > -- > > David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> http://fetter.org/ > > Phone: +1 415 235 3778 > > The SQL:2011 standard says that the range values should only be an > integer or interval. My understanding is therefore that the ORDER BY > columns should only be either an integer, with integer range values - > or a date/time, with interval range values. > > I think if we go outside the standard we should leave it for another > patch and further discussion. But maybe others would prefer to add > support for more types even if they are non-standard?
I confess I was thinking more in terms of the use cases I recall from back when I was training to be a scientist than the restrictions the standard imposed. Hapoy to make this extension separate if that's the consensus. Best, David. -- David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> http://fetter.org/ Phone: +1 415 235 3778 Remember to vote! Consider donating to Postgres: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate
