>Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com> writes:
>> [* Actually, I think NULLs are typed in SQL, which means you should be
>> able to get type violations. ]
>
>I'm pretty sure the entire construct is illegal per a strict reading of
>the SQL spec --- the spec only allows NULL to appear in contexts where a
>datatype can be assigned to it immediately.
Honestly I cannot say this info changes too much for me (other DBMSs I use as backend handle this untyped NULLs),
thoughthe situation is clarified.
Thanks a lot.
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Best regards
Ilja Golshtein