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From: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
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To: Kevin Brannen <kevinb@nurseamerica.net>, pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: datatype matrix (was: Re: Sorry..)
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Kevin,

> In this vain, is there someplace in the docs that has a type conversion=
=20
> table (matrix) that shows what datatype can be cast into what other=20
> datatype (both implicitly and explicitly)?  I haven't seen one and it=20
> would be helpful for us newbies.

I don't think it exists.   Hey, how about a volunteer to write one?

--=20
-Josh Berkus
 Aglio Database Solutions
 San Francisco