Re: DECIMAL NULL value

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(at)benon(dot)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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