2010/1/19 Bret S. Lambert <bret.lambert@xxxxxxxxx>: > Isn't this just over-engineering? Why not let the database do > the work, and add the column with a default value of 0, so that > you don't have to modify whatever 3rd-party app dumps the data: But what if his third-party software does something silly like a "select *" on the table and then gets a hissy fit because the data doesn't match the expectations any longer? Cheers, Andrej -- Please don't top post, and don't use HTML e-Mail :} Make your quotes concise. http://www.american.edu/econ/notes/htmlmail.htm -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
