Matthew T. O'Connor wrote: > D. Dante Lorenso wrote: > > Andrew Sullivan wrote: > >> I don't think it's odd at all. In my view, the people who think > >> enums are a > >> good datatype for databases are exactly the sorts who'd think that their > >> data is as static as this poor understanding of the vagaries of > >> individuals' > >> sex (gender is a different problem, given its association with social > >> roles) > >> would suggest. > > > > Or, here's another way to look at it ... make it easier to modify ENUM > > datatypes because we all know that you will eventually need that > > feature whether you males, females, and unknowns think so or not. > > +1 Added to TODO: * Allow adding enumerated values to an existing enumerated data type -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +
