Rich Shepard wrote:
> Is there a function that translates a numeric dollar amount into words for
> printing on a check? Long ago and far away, I had such a routine for
> Paradox/DOS so I wonder if such a utility (preferably in C) exits for use
> with a postgres app.
Yes, there is, but it is part of a data type, MONEY, that we will be
converting to numeric some day:
test=> select cash_words(100::money);
cash_words
------------------------------------
One hundred dollars and zero cents
(1 row)
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