Re: New version of money type - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From D'Arcy J.M. Cain
Subject Re: New version of money type
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Msg-id 20060928170710.82d40dd8.darcy@druid.net
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In response to Re: New version of money type  ("Luke Lonergan" <llonergan@greenplum.com>)
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On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:39:31 -0700
"Luke Lonergan" <llonergan@greenplum.com> wrote:
> > Numeric has been shown to be as good or better than money in I/O
> > operations.
> 
> What exactly does that mean in the context of a Datum: "I/O operations"?

It means that numeric is better and parsing/storing/displaying than
money.

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