Oracle FAQ Your Portal to the Oracle Knowledge Grid
HOME | ASK QUESTION | ADD INFO | SEARCH | E-MAIL US
 

Home -> Community -> Usenet -> c.d.o.server -> Re: why databses don't support 'boolean' type?

Re: why databses don't support 'boolean' type?

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:10:54 -0700
Message-ID: <1160759450.465790@bubbleator.drizzle.com>


fireball wrote:
> is there any reason not to supprt 'boolean' type in database(s)? just
> curious..

I don't think Boolean exists in any other product other than as an obfuscation built around -1, 0, and/or 1. You can use the same technique and just encapsulate it in a simple function.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org
Received on Fri Oct 13 2006 - 12:10:54 CDT

Original text of this message

HOME | ASK QUESTION | ADD INFO | SEARCH | E-MAIL US