Tom Lane wrote:
>Shachar Shemesh <psql@shemesh.biz> writes:
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>>Is there a datatype that means "one byte"?
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>You might be able to use the "char" type (note the quotes). I am not
>sure how well it will cope with storing zeroes (nulls) though.
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> regards, tom lane
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Hmm, this will also screw up textual queries. Not important for this
particular case, but not a good general solution. What are the chances
of adding such a type for 7.4.2?
Shachar
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