Re: [HACKERS] numeric data type on 6.5

> The problem is that the yacc parser already tries to convert
> it into an integer or float if you omit the quotes. I'll try
> to implement a NUMERIC fallback for this case for 6.6 and
> then have all the auto conversion functionality so NUMERIC,
> INTEGER and FLOAT can be used mixed.

I'm looking at this right now. I had coded in a fallback to FLOAT8 for
the integer types because at the time that was the only other useful
numeric type. However, I'm going to try changing the code to leave a
failed INTx token as a string of unspecified type, which would be
typed and converted later using the automatic coersion mechanism.

istm that this would be a no-brainer for v6.5, since it is just
replacing one heuristic with a more general and more correct one. And
I had implemented both, so we know who to blame :)

Will let y'all know how it goes...

- Tom

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Thomas Lockhart lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu
South Pasadena, California