Re: [PATCHES] Fixes for MONEY type using locale

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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:19:48 -0500
Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > Added to TODO list:
> > * Allow MONEY to be cast to/from other numeric data types
>
> So in other words, that's been added to the TODO list *purely* on your
> own say-so, and not because any users asked for it or anyone else
> thinks it's a good idea.
>

Well if we are going to continue to support money (which I am against)
we should support the casting to numeric as that is by far a more
common implementation of money and we will have mixed environments.

> Since MONEY really ought to be considered a tagged type, I'm not at
> all impressed with the idea that there should be default casts
> between it and plain numerics. There's a fundamental semantic gap
> there.

Perhaps but the practical gap is much narrower.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>
> regards, tom lane
>
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