Re: [HACKERS] Numeric with '-'

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Hiroshi Inoue" <Inoue(at)tpf(dot)co(dot)jp>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Numeric with '-'
Date: 2000-02-22 03:34:56
Message-ID: 21717.951190496@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Hiroshi Inoue" <Inoue(at)tpf(dot)co(dot)jp> writes:
> Hmm,this may be worse than before.
> INSERT/UPDATE statements would lose precision without
> telling any error/warnings.

They didn't give any such warning before, either. I doubt I've
made anything worse.

> Shouldn't decimal constants be distinguished from real constants ?

Why? I don't see any particularly good reason for distinguishing
1234567890.1234567890 from 1.2345678901234567890e9. (numeric_in
does accept both these days, BTW.)

regards, tom lane

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