Re: AW: [HACKERS] Re: [QUESTIONS] money or dollar type

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> I've just finished working on the type
> conversion algorithms so understand the current "atttypmod" field a bit
> better, but have not decided how to extend it to multiple fields.
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> devide it into two 16 bit integers ?

atttypmod is only 16 bits, so it would be two 8-bit values. I can
change it to 32-bits if needed.

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> A mathematical package exists for infinite scale decimals, I think
> it was part of a 56 bit RSA cracking effort. It has all thinkable
> operations defined (some I have never heard of, and I am no beginner in math)
> I think I wrote to the list about it in the past, but I can't find it anymore.

Maybe Marc can find it.

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