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Re: [PATCH] Add function to_oct

Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@enterprisedb.com>

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From: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@enterprisedb.com>
To: Eric Radman <ericshane@eradman.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2023-02-23T11:32:42Z
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On 20.12.22 23:08, Eric Radman wrote:
> This patch is a new function based on the implementation of to_hex(int).
> 
> Since support for octal integer literals was added, to_oct(int) allows
> octal values to be easily stored and returned in query results.
> 
>    to_oct(0o755) = '755'
> 
> This is probably most useful for storing file system permissions.

Note this subsequent discussion about the to_hex function: 
https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CAEZATCVbkL1ynqpsKiTDpch34%3DSCr5nnau%3DnfNmiy2nM3SJHtw%40mail.gmail.com

Also, I think there is no "to binary" function, so perhaps if we're 
going down this road one way or the other, we should probably complete 
the set.

Commits

  1. Add to_bin() and to_oct().