From: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>
To: Veikko Mäkinen <veikko.makinen@ecom.fi>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Alias to a type
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:07:01 +0100
Message-ID: <42B95465.2060708@archonet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <42B94B32.5040707@ecom.fi>
References: <42B94B32.5040707@ecom.fi>
Veikko Mäkinen wrote:
> Hey,
>
> Is it possible to create a new type as an alias to a pre-defined type? I
> use "USERID varchar(20)" in almost every table I have I'd like to make
> an alias for that type eg.
CREATE DOMAIN username_string AS varchar(20);
Test it with your client applications though, make sure they cope. Some
don't cope well with user-defined types.
--
Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd
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