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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: I need to code a float with magnitude (ie unit of measure)
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In response to I need to code a float with magnitude (ie unit of measure)  (Emilio Platzer <emilio.platzer@ipark.tv>)
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1Emilio Platzer <emilio.platzer@ipark.tv> writes:
> I need to a "double precision" with magniude (ie meters, kilo, dolar, 
> etc). And can operate with them (ie dolar+dolar=dolar or 
> dolar/dolar=double precision).

> Do you know some pluggin or module to do this?

Yeah, there's a "tagged types" module on pgfoundry or someplace.
Check the list archives.
        regards, tom lane

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