INT8 / float casting question - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Filip Rembiałkowski
Subject INT8 / float casting question
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Msg-id CAP_rwwksWXsxon-fbG5itzXPjCHAY9cXoKH139jVV1J3J5w+8A@mail.gmail.com
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dev=# select (2^63-1)::INT8;
ERROR:  bigint out of range





Does it HAVE to be so?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9223372036854775807



Thanks
Filip



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