Thread: DECIMAL NULL value

DECIMAL NULL value

From
pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
Date:
Xavier Bergade (xavierb@benon.com) reports a bug with a severity of 2
The lower the number the more severe it is.

Short Description
DECIMAL NULL value

Long Description
Version: 7.0.3
Platform: Intel 586, 512 megs RAM

CREATE TABLE test (price DECIMAL(9,2));
INSERT INTO test VALUES ('NULL');

Will crash the backend, anytime.

It should come with a message:
ERROR:  Bad numeric input format 'NULL'

Anything instead of 'NULL' will correctly report the error without crashing.

Sample Code
CREATE TABLE test (price DECIMAL(9,2));
INSERT INTO test VALUES ('NULL');


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Re: DECIMAL NULL value

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
With 7.1 I get:

    test=> CREATE TABLE test (price DECIMAL(9,2));
    CREATE
    test=> INSERT INTO test VALUES ('NULL');
    ERROR:  Bad numeric input format 'NULL'

> Xavier Bergade (xavierb@benon.com) reports a bug with a severity of 2
> The lower the number the more severe it is.
>
> Short Description
> DECIMAL NULL value
>
> Long Description
> Version: 7.0.3
> Platform: Intel 586, 512 megs RAM
>
> CREATE TABLE test (price DECIMAL(9,2));
> INSERT INTO test VALUES ('NULL');
>
> Will crash the backend, anytime.
>
> It should come with a message:
> ERROR:  Bad numeric input format 'NULL'
>
> Anything instead of 'NULL' will correctly report the error without crashing.
>
> Sample Code
> CREATE TABLE test (price DECIMAL(9,2));
> INSERT INTO test VALUES ('NULL');
>
>
> No file was uploaded with this report
>
>
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