Re: extra_float_digits question - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject Re: extra_float_digits question
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Msg-id 3F810E90.1060507@familyhealth.com.au
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In response to Re: extra_float_digits question  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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>>During a pg_dump, does the extra_float_digits option only affect the 
>>COPY data, or could it possibly also affect column defaults, view 
>>definitions, etc?
> 
> 
> It applies to any output of a float4 or float8 value, so yeah it could
> affect display of column defaults etc.  Is this bad?

No, it's OK.  I'm just writing a table structure dumping function for 
phpPgAdmin, and I was wondering if I need to bother with 
extra_float_digits just for the structure or not.

I guess I do.

Chris




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