Re: [SQL] Object-relational features

2004-03-15 Thread Stephan Szabo
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004, Yasir Malik wrote: > For my object-relational database class I decided to use PostgreSQL > because it is my favorite database and it calls it self a ORDBMS. Little > did I know that it supports supports very little OR features. For > example, using "create type as" is totall

Re: [SQL] Object-relational features

2004-03-15 Thread Yasir Malik
To: Yasir Malik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: PostgreSQL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [SQL] Object-relational features > > > On Mar 13, 2004, at 12:30 PM, Yasir Malik wrote: > > > For > > example, using "create type as" is totally worthless because you ca

Re: [SQL] Object-relational features

2004-03-15 Thread John DeSoi
On Mar 13, 2004, at 12:30 PM, Yasir Malik wrote: For example, using "create type as" is totally worthless because you can't use it as a field type in a table; you can't compose in another "create type as"; and you can't inherit another composite type. The only way to create a true type is to u

[SQL] Object-relational features

2004-03-13 Thread Yasir Malik
Hello, For my object-relational database class I decided to use PostgreSQL because it is my favorite database and it calls it self a ORDBMS. Little did I know that it supports supports very little OR features. For example, using "create type as" is totally worthless because you can't use it as a