OK, readded. Thanks.
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> The specific case that Tom complained about wasn't even in the latest
> documentation sources anymore. I think the patch should be reverted.
>
> Bruce Momjian writes:
>
The specific case that Tom complained about wasn't even in the latest
documentation sources anymore. I think the patch should be reverted.
Bruce Momjian writes:
>
> The following applied patch removes the section Tom thought wasn't
> needed anymore.
>
> --
This example in User's Guide section 7.2 doesn't work anymore at all:
tgl=> select @ text '-4.5' as "abs";
abs
-
4.5
(1 row)
What really happens is this:
=> select @ text '-4.5' as "abs";
ERROR: Unable to identify a prefix operator '@' for type 'text'
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