On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 10:51:19AM +0000, Oliver Ford wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 4:38 AM, David Fetter <david@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
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