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From Vibhor Kumar
Subject Re: Converting between varchar and float when updating
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Msg-id EB16BC9B-BDA1-473A-B15B-7B2222FCB9FC@enterprisedb.com
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In response to Re: Converting between varchar and float when updating  (Dmitriy Igrishin <dmitigr@gmail.com>)
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On Apr 28, 2011, at 3:41 PM, Dmitriy Igrishin wrote:

> Only one point, Vibhor. I believe that varchar data type was chosen for
> exact storage of numeric values. According to chapter 8.1.3 of the doc.
> for this case the usage of numeric is preferred over floating data types.
Ah! Got it. This I have missed.

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Vibhor Kumar
EnterpriseDB Corporation
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
vibhor.kumar@enterprisedb.com
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