Re: Handling case variatiions on a user defined type?

On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 09:58:45AM -0300, Olivier Gautherot wrote:
> El dom., 15 de septiembre de 2019 09:37, stan <stanb@panix.com> escribi??:
> 
> > I have several enumerated types that look like:
> >
> > CREATE TYPE confidence_level AS ENUM ('HIGH' ,
> >                                 'MEDIUM' ,
> >                                                                 'LOW' ,
> >                                                              'WAG');
> >
> >
> > I have someone creating data for this project in spreadsheets, and then am
> > importing the data using \copy.
> >
> > Problem is the data in the spreadsheets is entered in mixed case.
> >
> > Is there a way that I can use the type itself, to enforce something like a
> > to_upper(). Or is there a better way to  "human proof" this?
> >
> > --
> > "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve
> > neither liberty nor safety."
> >                                                 -- Benjamin Franklin
> >
> 
> What about a trigger on INSERT, which would enforce the case?

That sounds like a good idea, thanks.


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