"murphy pope" <pope_murphy@hotmail.com> writes:
> Maybe the fact that I can use a table's type to define a column is
> just accidental and I really shouldn't do that.
It did actually do something quasi-useful, I believe, back in the
PostQUEL days. But it hasn't worked for a long time, and I don't think
there's any interest in reviving it. Some day we should deliver the
coup de grace and get rid of 'attisset' completely.
regards, tom lane