Tom, > No, we never actually said we would get rid of it, and certainly not on > any particular timetable. I think the only real consensus is that no > one likes the current integer-based implementation. Whether to remove > it or rewrite it is still a matter in dispute.
My vote is get rid of it and replace it with a DOMAIN of NUMERIC. -- Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match