On Thu, 2026-02-26 at 10:12 +0000, Subramanian,Ramachandran wrote:
> is it possible to globally set the COMMA as the decimal separator for an instance instead of the DOT.
>
> 1. Is it possible
> 2. If yes, how would one convert all the DBs in an existing instance.
I assume you would like to use the comma as decimal separator in your
SQL statements, like
UPDATE konto SET betrag = 23,50 WHERE kontonummer = 42;
That is not possible.
However, if you set the parameter "lc_numeric" to a German locale, you
can use the comma with the function to_number():
SET lc_numeric = "de_DE.utf8";
SELECT to_number('23,50', '999999999D99');
to_number
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23.50
(1 row)
Yours,
Laurenz Albe
