Re: [SQL] Money Data Type - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Jose' Soares Da Silva
Subject Re: [SQL] Money Data Type
Date
Msg-id Pine.LNX.3.96.980604102140.945D-100000@proxy.bazzanese.com
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In response to Money Data Type  (Len Morgan <len-morgan@xroadstx.com>)
List pgsql-sql
On Wed, 3 Jun 1998, Len Morgan wrote:

> I am having a problem converting a data type of money to type float.
> After 'greping' all the documentation directorys, I can't find a
> reference to
> "money", "Money", or "MONEY" but I know it's in there somewhere because
> I have a money type (a mistake I now realize) in my database.
>
> How do I convert from type money to type float and back?
>
> float4(moneyfield) gives me a huge number (something e+09).  I get
> similar
> results with float8, float, and even int4().
>
CAST (yMONEY AS float4)
CAST (yMONEY AS float8)
CAST (yMONEY AS int2)
CAST (yMONEY AS int4)
                                                            Ciao, Jose'


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