RE: [HACKERS] money data type and conversions

From: Vince Vielhaber <vev(at)michvhf(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: RE: [HACKERS] money data type and conversions
Date: 1999-06-22 21:02:03
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On 22-Jun-99 Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Can someone explain why our money type in 6.5 requires quotes, and why
> there is no int() function for it?

Dunno about the int() stuff, but it seems that I've always had to quote
money. I ass-u-me d it had to do with the $ sign, 'cuze using a float
would cause it to crab about the wrong data type.

Vince.
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