Re: [PATCHES] to_char(FM9.9) bug fix

Karel Zak writes:

> test=# select to_char(0,'FM9.9');
> to_char
> ---------
> 0.
> (1 row)
>
> test=# select to_char(1,'FM9.9');
> to_char
> ---------
> 1.
> (1 row)

I find this highly bizzare. The FM modifier means to omit unnecessary
trailing stuff. There is no reasonable business or scientific custom to
leave a trailing point after a number.

Or perhaps a more pragmatic question is, how would I print a number
without the trailing point?

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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net