Re: [PATCHES] Fixes for MONEY type using locale

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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:47:04 -0500 (EST)
Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:

> Perhaps all we need is a way to accomplish the casting so it isn't
> automatic. This works:
>
> test=> SELECT regexp_replace('2343'::money::text, '[^$,]*',
> '', 'g')::numeric; regexp_replace
> ----------------
> 2343.00
> (1 row)
>
> but the '$' and ',' are locale-specific and I can't think of a way to
> do this generically.

With a regex?

Joshua D. Drake

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