Re: I want more Money (the data type, of course! :-))

Carlos,

We use int8 and keep everything in pennies. Works for us ;)

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carlos Moreno" <moreno(at)mochima(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 10:35 AM
Subject: [GENERAL] I want more Money (the data type, of course! :-))

>
> No, it's not spam! :-)
>
> I'm just wondering if there is a data type like Money, but with
> a (much much much) higher range -- checking the documentation,
> it would look like PG uses an int (32bits) to store the amount
> of cents -- but -21 million to +21 million is insufficient for
> accounting of a small company... :-(
>
> Float is out of the question, of course (if it is really stored
> as a float or double).
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carlos
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