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From Andreas Kretschmer
Subject Re: [despammed] allowing ',' (comma) in float8
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Msg-id 20050619072354.GA5754@webserv.wug-glas.de
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In response to allowing ',' (comma) in float8  (stig erikson <stigerikson_nospam_@yahoo.se>)
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am  12.06.2005, um 12:17:12 +0200 mailte stig erikson folgendes:
> hi.
> is it possible to use flort values with a comma as decimal placeholder?
>
> i am trying to use copy to insert a table, the table contains a few columns
> with numerical values such as price, the vales are given on the format
> "2345,12", postgresql seems to allow only "2345.12".

You can pipe the input-file thru tools like sed ore awk and substitute
',' with '.'. This is simple.


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