Re: Formatting zeroes - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Formatting zeroes
Date
Msg-id 200209170533.g8H5XQq29077@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: Formatting zeroes  ("Josh Berkus" <josh@agliodbs.com>)
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Josh Berkus wrote:
> Ludwig,
> 
> >   I'm trying to use SQL to generate a formatted
> > report. The "to_char(numeric,'FM9,999,999,999.99')"
> > function works when I use it format numbers with
> > decimal points and appropriate commas.
> >   Is there a format specifier in the to_char function
> > that it will display 0 as "0" or "0.0"?
> 
> "to_char(numeric,'FM9,999,999,999.09')"

And we know it is a bug:
 * to_char(0,'FM999.99') returns a period, to_char(1,'FM999.99') does not

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