Re: Timestamp conversion can't use index

OK, new text:
Some datatype() function calls now evaluated differently   

At least it is a warning.

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> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > Added to same files:
> >     datatype(const,...) function calls now evaluated earlier   
> 
> This is quite wrong, since (a) the change only applies to single-
> argument function calls (so, no "..."), (b) the call is not
> evaluated "earlier", but "differently", and (c) it doesn't only
> apply to constant arguments.
> 
> Not sure that I can come up with a one-liner definition of this change,
> but the above definitely doesn't do the job.
> 
> We already have
> 
>    Modify type coersion logic to attempt binary-compatible functions first (Tom)
> 
> and I'm not sure there is a better one-liner for it.
> 
>             regards, tom lane
> 

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