On Tuesday 09 December 2003 14:56, Tom Lane wrote:
> plpgsql is effectively doing
>
> regression=# select textin(point_out('(1,2)'::point));
> textin
> --------
> (1,2)
> (1 row)
>
> There is not a one-step cast function for this. (Not for any
> fundamental reason, just a lack of round tuits.)
>
> regards, tom lane
thanks for the info. Is this the sort of thing that the core team will accept
patches for (missing casts etc)? If so, and it is easy enough for me to get
my head round :-) I'll work on it.
Cheers,
Martin