Re: Current status: implicit-coercion issues for 7.3

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Current status: implicit-coercion issues for 7.3
Date: 2002-09-01 01:32:09
Message-ID: 200209010132.g811W9A29059@candle.pha.pa.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> It does seem that in at least a few places, current sources behave better
> than 7.2 did; for instance the example mentioned in TODO works:
>
> o SELECT col FROM tab WHERE numeric_col = 10.1 fails, requires quotes
>
> regression=# explain select * FROM tab WHERE numeric_col = 10.1;
> QUERY PLAN
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Seq Scan on tab (cost=0.00..22.50 rows=5 width=32)
> Filter: (numeric_col = 10.1::numeric)
> (2 rows)

TODO updated.
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