Re: DECIMAL or NUMERIC Data Types - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: DECIMAL or NUMERIC Data Types
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Msg-id 4632.1325790877@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to DECIMAL or NUMERIC Data Types  (Carlos Mennens <carlos.mennens@gmail.com>)
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Carlos Mennens <carlos.mennens@gmail.com> writes:
> Does it matter when writing SQL code in PostgreSQL if I use DECIMAL or
> NUMERIC date types for a column named 'price' assuming it's to store
> the associated items actual dollar amount?

No, because they're the same type in Postgres, as you were already told
last week:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2011-12/msg00899.php
        regards, tom lane


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