Re: CONVERT function is seriously broken

Tom Lane wrote:
> We could dike out the feature:
> 
> convert_list:
>             a_expr USING any_name
>                 {
>                     elog(ERROR, "CONVERT(... USING ...) is not implemented");
>                 }
> 
> Short of that, I think we need an initdb to change the function
> signature for the convert() function.  It needs to take a (suitably
> quoted) text parameter, not an OID.
> 
> Since we forced initdb only a week ago with beta3, I don't think there
> is really a strong argument against doing it again.  But probably Marc
> will say that we need a beta4 at this point, instead of going for RC1...

He certainly will.  We can shoot out beta4 and make it sort.

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