Re: [GENERAL] TODO list elements
Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: kar@webline.dk
Cc: pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org
Date: 1998-12-10T17:15:00Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> I studied the TODO list without finding these elements. How about > including then on the TODO list ? > > 1. Better money types. As it is now, it is unusable for large amounts, > because it really maps to an 4 byte integer. The best solution would be > to make the size configurable, but maybe it could do to make it 8 byte > integer? TODO list has: * Make MONEY/DECIMAL have a defined precision > > 2. An ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN new-type. Of course the will be a risk > of loosing information here, but that's the users problem if he eg. > want to convert a 50 character field to 30 character. Added: * Add ALTER TABLE DROP/ALTER COLUMN feature -- Bruce Momjian | http://www.op.net/~candle maillist@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026