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?
Reading the fine manual*, I can't find a single difference between
either and they both are supported / recognized by PostgreSQL:
-decimal variable user-specified precision, exact up to 131072
digits before the decimal point; up to 16383 digits after the decimal
point
-numeric variable user-specified precision, exact up to 131072
digits before the decimal point; up to 16383 digits after the decimal
point
CREATE TABLE computers
(
id serial primary key,
make varchar(50) not null,
model varchar(50) not null,
owner varchar(50) not null
price decimal(7,2) not null,
warranty date not null
);
*Source = http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/datatype-numeric.html
