Received: from localhost.localdomain (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) by localhost (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9346F47658F for ; Thu, 30 May 2002 19:45:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (unknown [192.204.191.242]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBBD44764BB for ; Thu, 30 May 2002 19:43:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.11.4/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g4UNhYW11062; Thu, 30 May 2002 19:43:35 -0400 (EDT) To: josh@agliodbs.com Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Math Huh? In-reply-to: <200205301629.26161.josh@agliodbs.com> References: <200205301629.26161.josh@agliodbs.com> Comments: In-reply-to Josh Berkus message dated "Thu, 30 May 2002 16:29:26 -0700" Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 19:43:34 -0400 Message-ID: <11059.1022802214@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Archive-Number: 200205/319 X-Sequence-Number: 7954 Josh Berkus writes: > jwnet=> select (255 * 255 * 255 * 255); > ?column? > ----------- > -66716671 > (1 row) > So, a bug, or what? (yawn) int4 overflow. Use float or numeric if you want overflow robustness... regards, tom lane