*** 23,29 **** The incompatibility arises from the fact that a table column with a declared type of DATE would now undergo type coercion ! whereas formerly it would. This might lead to subtle problems in programs that currently use columns of this type. The DATE type would only work on new databases. Legacy databases --- 23,29 ---- The incompatibility arises from the fact that a table column with a declared type of DATE would now undergo type coercion ! whereas formerly it wouldn't. This might lead to subtle problems in programs that currently use columns of this type. The DATE type would only work on new databases. Legacy databases