Vicente Alabau Gonzalvo <vicente(dot)alabau-gonzalvo(at)cgey(dot)com> writes:
> db=> select * from tipos where _numeric_ <= 2147483648;
> ERROR: Unable to identify an operator '<=' for types 'numeric' and
> 'double precision'
7.3 is more forgiving about this (although there's no free lunch ---
some other cases are now less forgiving).
regards, tom lane