On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 06:35:10PM +1300, Andrej wrote: > 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? He said his app logs there, so I kind of assumed that it's write-only as far as the app is concerned. If not, then, yes, there could be issues. But why not keep things as simple as possible? -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general