Re: bitwise and/or aggregate functions?

Tom Lane wrote:
> Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com> writes:
> > Fabien COELHO wrote:
> >> Neil - can you check your SQL2003 copy to see if it mentions standard
> >> aggregates on bit types?
> 
> > I couldn't see any mention of any aggregates specific to the bit types, 
> 
> There certainly are none, since in fact SQL2003 removes the BIT types
> entirely.  See Annex E:
> 
> 2) ISO/IEC 9075-2:1999 defined data types called BIT and BIT VARYING.
>    These data types have been deleted from this edition of ISO/IEC 9075.

Understand.  To me, allowing bitwise and boolean aggregates on a column
seemed like a natural capability we should have.

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