Index: src/backend/utils/adt/numeric.c
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RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/numeric.c,v
retrieving revision 1.94
diff -c -r1.94 numeric.c
*** src/backend/utils/adt/numeric.c	14 Jul 2006 05:28:28 -0000	1.94
--- src/backend/utils/adt/numeric.c	28 Sep 2006 18:47:31 -0000
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*** 3217,3227 ****
  					ereport(ERROR,
  							(errcode(ERRCODE_NUMERIC_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
  							 errmsg("numeric field overflow"),
! 							 errdetail("A field with precision %d, scale %d must have an absolute value less than %s%d.",
  									   precision, scale,
  									   /* Display 10^0 as 1 */
  									   maxdigits ? "10^" : "",
! 									   maxdigits ? maxdigits : 1)));
  				break;
  			}
  			ddigits -= DEC_DIGITS;
--- 3217,3230 ----
  					ereport(ERROR,
  							(errcode(ERRCODE_NUMERIC_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
  							 errmsg("numeric field overflow"),
! 							 errdetail("A field with precision %d, scale %d must have an absolute value less than %s%d - 5 * %s%d.",
  									   precision, scale,
  									   /* Display 10^0 as 1 */
  									   maxdigits ? "10^" : "",
! 									   maxdigits ? maxdigits : 1,
! 									   "10^-",
! 									   scale + 1
! 									   )));
  				break;
  			}
  			ddigits -= DEC_DIGITS;
Index: src/test/regress/expected/numeric.out
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RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/src/test/regress/expected/numeric.out,v
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -c -r1.18 numeric.out
*** src/test/regress/expected/numeric.out	25 Jan 2006 18:20:22 -0000	1.18
--- src/test/regress/expected/numeric.out	28 Sep 2006 18:47:31 -0000
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*** 688,699 ****
  INSERT INTO fract_only VALUES (2, '0.1');
  INSERT INTO fract_only VALUES (3, '1.0');	-- should fail
  ERROR:  numeric field overflow
! DETAIL:  A field with precision 4, scale 4 must have an absolute value less than 1.
  INSERT INTO fract_only VALUES (4, '-0.9999');
  INSERT INTO fract_only VALUES (5, '0.99994');
  INSERT INTO fract_only VALUES (6, '0.99995');  -- should fail
  ERROR:  numeric field overflow
! DETAIL:  A field with precision 4, scale 4 must have an absolute value less than 1.
  INSERT INTO fract_only VALUES (7, '0.00001');
  INSERT INTO fract_only VALUES (8, '0.00017');
  SELECT * FROM fract_only;
--- 688,699 ----
  INSERT INTO fract_only VALUES (2, '0.1');
  INSERT INTO fract_only VALUES (3, '1.0');	-- should fail
  ERROR:  numeric field overflow
! DETAIL:  A field with precision 4, scale 4 must have an absolute value less than 1 - 5 * 10^-5.
  INSERT INTO fract_only VALUES (4, '-0.9999');
  INSERT INTO fract_only VALUES (5, '0.99994');
  INSERT INTO fract_only VALUES (6, '0.99995');  -- should fail
  ERROR:  numeric field overflow
! DETAIL:  A field with precision 4, scale 4 must have an absolute value less than 1 - 5 * 10^-5.
  INSERT INTO fract_only VALUES (7, '0.00001');
  INSERT INTO fract_only VALUES (8, '0.00017');
  SELECT * FROM fract_only;