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From: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>
To: Zhao, Scott <scott.zhao@usask.ca>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: SQL function to validate money input
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:50:21 +0100
Message-ID: <200310161350.21534.dev@archonet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8A45A0F766A7C34894C80BBAEBEBA118E0AC7E@thick.usask.ca>
References: <8A45A0F766A7C34894C80BBAEBEBA118E0AC7E@thick.usask.ca>

On Wednesday 15 October 2003 22:46, Zhao, Scott wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Is there a function available to validate if the input is a correct
> money format? For exapmle, "23.56" is a correct number but "23.567" is
> incorrect. I just like to do this in postgres level not in my
> application code.

Well, you can always write your own, but:

1. How were you planning to use it?
2. What were you planning to do if the value provided isn't valid as money?


-- 
  Richard Huxton
  Archonet Ltd



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