Re: PGSQL - FAQ 4.1 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: PGSQL - FAQ 4.1
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Msg-id 12968.1010073066@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: PGSQL - FAQ 4.1  (Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@fourpalms.org>)
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Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@fourpalms.org> writes:
> Is it the case that LC_NUMERIC or
> other settings would affect numeric *input*?

No, because we don't accept those settings from the environment;
if you look in main.c, you'll see that only LC_MESSAGES, 
LC_CTYPE, LC_COLLATE, and LC_MONETARY are accepted.

to_char does look at additional locale settings, I believe, but in
general we ignore LC_NUMERIC.
        regards, tom lane


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