Re: Reduce NUMERIC size by 2 bytes, reduce max length to 508 digits

From: "Roger Hand" <RHand(at)kailea(dot)com>
To: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, "Simon Riggs" <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: "PostgreSQL-general" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Reduce NUMERIC size by 2 bytes, reduce max length to 508 digits
Date: 2005-12-02 17:49:22
Message-ID: DB28E9B548192448A4E8C8A3C1B1E475FC314E@sj1-exch-01.us.corp.kailea.com
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Bruce Momjian
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 9:39 AM
>
> There is a patch under consideration for 8.2 that would reduce the
> storage requirement for numeric values by two bytes, but also reduce the
> range of allowed numeric values to 508 digits.
...
> Is that an acceptable tradeoff (reduced size, reduced range) for our
> users?

I would be in favor of this change. What's the plan for anyone who
may be currently using > 508 digits (if there is anyone!)?

-Roger

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