> > 2. Since int4 and abstime are binary compatible (ie > int4::abstime works), is > > there any serious problem with updating a pg_attribute row for > an int4 and > > changing it to and abstime? My experiments seem to work. > > A few integer values are reserved values in abstime, to allow > implementation of infinity, -infinity, etc.
Does this mean that hacking the type of an int4 column to become abstime is a bad idea? Yes in theory - no in practice? Chris ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
