X-Original-To: pgsql-sql-postgresql.org@postgresql.org Received: from localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4D329FCF07 for ; Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:45:36 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 57271-09 for ; Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:45:32 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from tigger.fuhr.org (tigger.fuhr.org [63.214.45.158]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 177A19FCF03 for ; Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:45:31 -0300 (ADT) Received: from winnie.fuhr.org (winnie.fuhr.org [10.1.0.1]) by tigger.fuhr.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k7SDjP2H041003 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:45:28 -0600 (MDT) Received: from winnie.fuhr.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by winnie.fuhr.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k7SDjPln004533; Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:45:25 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from mfuhr@winnie.fuhr.org) Received: (from mfuhr@localhost) by winnie.fuhr.org (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id k7SDjP9i004532; Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:45:25 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from mfuhr) Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:45:25 -0600 From: Michael Fuhr To: Aarni =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ruuhim=E4ki?= Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: double precision vs. numeric Message-ID: <20060828134525.GA4468@winnie.fuhr.org> References: <200608241936.50752.aarni@kymi.com> <200608281108.50394.aarni@kymi.com> <20060828130827.GB4094@winnie.fuhr.org> <200608281632.31039.aarni@kymi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200608281632.31039.aarni@kymi.com> X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.187 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL, SPF_PASS X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200608/217 X-Sequence-Number: 26175 On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 04:32:31PM +0300, Aarni Ruuhimki wrote: > On Monday 28 August 2006 16:08, you wrote: > > > So this merely means that in future one can not insert empty values into > > > field of type double precision ? > > > > Right. 8.0 issues a warning and 8.1 gives an error: > > Ok, thanks. > > But NULLs will go in the future too ? Only if Chris Date takes over the project ;-) -- Michael Fuhr