Re: [HACKERS] numeric data type on 6.5 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tatsuo Ishii
Subject Re: [HACKERS] numeric data type on 6.5
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Msg-id 199904270948.SAA23721@srapc451.sra.co.jp
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] numeric data type on 6.5  ("D'Arcy" "J.M." Cain <darcy@druid.net>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] numeric data type on 6.5
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>> I thought numeric data type on 6.5 allows a very large precision. Am I 
>> missing something?
>[...]
>> test=> insert into t1 values(100000000000000000000000000000);
>> NOTICE:  Integer input '100000000000000000000000000000' is out of range; promoted to float
>
>Try this.
>insert into t1 values('100000000000000000000000000000'::numeric);

Thanks. It definitely works!
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Tatsuo Ishii


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