Re: (7.1) BIT datatype

Peter Eisentraut wrote: >Oliver Elphick writes: > >> Some SQL92 functionality is missing from the BIT and VARBIT types.
>>>> It should be possible to enter hexadecimal values as:
 
... >This was omitted because in SQL99 the X'1001' notation also serves as a >binary large object value under certain
circumstances. Unfortunately, >it's not exactly known what those circumstances are.
 

It seems a pity that we don't support the SQL92 version at least.
How much more convenient it is to enter X'FE1D' than B'1111111000011101'
(did I get that right?)

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