Re: [HACKERS] [SQL] Our FLOAT(p) precision does not conform to spec

2003-06-19 Thread Richard Hall
Fix the problem and inform the users about code that may break. Rick ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html

Re: [HACKERS] did you read my mails ?

2003-07-21 Thread Richard Hall
File IO, now that's something I would like to see. I will need that REAL SOON NOW. RIck Bruce Momjian wrote: I haven't seen those myself. --- ivan wrote: functions to open,read,write etc files On Mon, 21 Jul

Re: [HACKERS] [SQL] plpgsql doesn't coerce boolean expressions to boolean

2003-09-09 Thread Richard Hall
Define the language! If it breaks code, so be it. 2. Throw an error if the _expression_ doesn't return boolean. Yes, yes, absolutely. By definition "an IF, WHILE, or EXIT statement is a boolean _expression_" SO if "some stupid piece of text" THEN should not compile, there is no BOOLEAN