Add CREATE CONVERSION/DROP CONVERSOION reference manual
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<!entity createAggregate system "create_aggregate.sgml">
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<!entity createCast system "create_cast.sgml">
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<!entity createConstraint system "create_constraint.sgml">
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<!entity createConversion system "create_conversion.sgml">
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<!entity createDatabase system "create_database.sgml">
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<!entity createDomain system "create_domain.sgml">
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<!entity createFunction system "create_function.sgml">
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<!entity delete system "delete.sgml">
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<!entity dropAggregate system "drop_aggregate.sgml">
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<!entity dropCast system "drop_cast.sgml">
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<!entity dropConversion system "drop_conversion.sgml">
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<!entity dropDatabase system "drop_database.sgml">
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<!entity dropDomain system "drop_domain.sgml">
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<!entity dropFunction system "drop_function.sgml">
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<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_conversion.sgml,v 1.1 2002/07/22 08:57:15 ishii Exp $ -->
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<refentry id="SQL-CREATECONVERSION">
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle id="SQL-CREATECONVERSION-TITLE">CREATE CONVERSION</refentrytitle>
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<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>CREATE CONVERSION</refname>
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<refpurpose>define a user-defined conversion</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<synopsis>
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CREATE [DEFAULT] CONVERSION <replaceable>conversion_name</replaceable>
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FOR <replaceable>source_encoding</replaceable>
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TO <replaceable>dest_encoding</replaceable> FROM <replaceable>funcname</replaceable>
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</synopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1 id="sql-createconversion-description">
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>
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<command>CREATE CONVERSION</command> defines a new encoding
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conversion. There are two kinds of conversions. A default
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conversion is used for an automatic encoding conversion between
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frontend and backend. There should be only one default conversion
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for source/destination encodings pair in a schema. None default
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conversion never be used for the automatic conversion. Instead it
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can be used for CONVERT() function.
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</para>
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<para>
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To be able to create a conversion, you must have the execute right
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on the function and the usage right on the schema the function
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belongs to.
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<title>Parameters</title>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><literal>DEFAULT</literal></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The <literal>DEFAULT</> clause indicates that this conversion
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is the default for this particular source to destination
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encoding. There should be only one default encoding in a schema
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for the encoding pair. A default encoding can be used for not
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only CONVERT() function, but also for the automatic encoding
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conversion between frontend and backend. For this purpose, two
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conversions, from encoding A to B AND encoding B to A, must be
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defined.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable>conversion_name</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The name of the conversion. The conversion name may be
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schema-qualified. If it is not, a conversion is defined in the
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current schema. The conversion name must be unique with in a
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schema.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable>source_encoding</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The source encoding name.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable>source_encoding</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The destination encoding name.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable>funcname</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The function used to perform the conversion. The function name may
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be schema-qualified. If it is not, the function will be looked
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up in the path.
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</para>
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<para>
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The function must have following signature:
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<programlisting>
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conv_proc(
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INTEGER, -- source encoding id
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INTEGER, -- destination encoding id
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OPAQUE, -- source string (null terminated C string)
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OPAQUE, -- destination string (null terminated C string)
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INTEGER -- source string length
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) returns INTEGER; -- dummy. returns nothing, actually.
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</programlisting>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id="sql-createconversion-notes">
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<title>Notes</title>
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<para>
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Use <command>DROP CONVERSION</command> to remove user-defined conversions.
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</para>
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<para>
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The privileges required to create a conversion may be changed in a future
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release.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id="sql-createconversion-examples">
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<title>Examples</title>
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<para>
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To create a conversion from encoding UNICODE to LATIN1 using myfunc:
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<programlisting>
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CREATE CONVERSION myconv FOR 'UNICODE' TO 'LATIN1' FROM myfunc;
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</programlisting>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id="sql-createconversion-compat">
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<title>Compatibility</title>
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<para>
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<command>CREATE CONVERSION</command>
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is a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extension.
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There is no <command>CREATE OPERATOR</command>
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statement in <acronym>SQL99</acronym>.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id="sql-createconversion-seealso">
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<title>See Also</title>
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<para>
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<xref linkend="sql-createfunction" endterm="sql-createfunction-title">,
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<xref linkend="sql-dropconversion" endterm="sql-dropconversion-title">,
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<citetitle>PostgreSQL Programmer's Guide</citetitle>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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sgml-always-quote-attributes:t
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sgml-indent-step:1
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sgml-indent-data:t
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sgml-parent-document:nil
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sgml-default-dtd-file:"../reference.ced"
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sgml-exposed-tags:nil
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sgml-local-catalogs:("/usr/lib/sgml/catalog")
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sgml-local-ecat-files:nil
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<refentry id="SQL-DROPCONVERSION">
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle id="SQL-DROPCONVERSION-TITLE">DROP CONVERSION</refentrytitle>
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<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>DROP CONVERSION</refname>
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<refpurpose>remove a user-defined conversion</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<synopsis>
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DROP CONVERSION <replaceable>conversion_name</replaceable>
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[ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
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</synopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1 id="sql-dropconversion-description">
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>
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<command>DROP CONVERSION</command> removes a previously defined conversion.
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</para>
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<para>
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To be able to drop a conversion, you must own the conversion.
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<title>Parameters</title>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable>conversion_name</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The name of the conversion. The conversion name may be
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schema-qualified.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><literal>CASCADE</literal></term>
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<term><literal>RESTRICT</literal></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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These key words do not have any effect, since there are no
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dependencies on conversions.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id="sql-dropconversion-notes">
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<title>Notes</title>
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<para>
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Use <command>CREATE CONVERSION</command> to create user-defined conversions.
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</para>
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<para>
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The privileges required to drop a conversion may be changed in a future
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release.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id="sql-dropconversion-examples">
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<title>Examples</title>
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<para>
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To drop the conversion named myname:
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<programlisting>
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DROP CONVERSION myname;
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</programlisting>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id="sql-dropconversion-compat">
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<title>Compatibility</title>
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<para>
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<command>DROP CONVERSION</command>
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is a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extension.
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There is no <command>DROP OPERATOR</command>
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statement in <acronym>SQL99</acronym>.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id="sql-dropconversion-seealso">
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<title>See Also</title>
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<para>
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<xref linkend="sql-createconversion" endterm="sql-createconversion-title">
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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mode:sgml
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sgml-omittag:nil
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sgml-shorttag:t
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sgml-minimize-attributes:nil
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sgml-always-quote-attributes:t
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sgml-indent-step:1
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sgml-indent-data:t
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sgml-parent-document:nil
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sgml-default-dtd-file:"../reference.ced"
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sgml-exposed-tags:nil
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sgml-local-catalogs:("/usr/lib/sgml/catalog")
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sgml-local-ecat-files:nil
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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml,v 1.30 2002/07/18 23:11:27 petere Exp $
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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml,v 1.31 2002/07/22 08:57:15 ishii Exp $
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PostgreSQL Reference Manual
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&createAggregate;
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&createCast;
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&createConstraint;
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&createConversion;
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&createDatabase;
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&createDomain;
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&createFunction;
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&delete;
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&dropAggregate;
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&dropCast;
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&dropConversion;
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&dropDatabase;
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&dropDomain;
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&dropFunction;
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