Re: Format an Update with calculation

Thanks again,
I don't remember ever using a select in an update.
Not sure how to use a select in an update, I'll google around.

On Tue, 2018-12-18 at 08:18 +0100, Pavel Stehule wrote:
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> út 18. 12. 2018 v 8:15 odesílatel Bret Stern
> <bret_stern(at)machinemanagement(dot)com> napsal:
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> My statement below updates the pricing no problem, but I want
> it to be
> formatted with 2 dec points eg (43.23).
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> Started playing with to_numeric but can't figure it out. Lots
> of examples with to_char in the
> manual, but still searching for answer.
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> Can it be done?
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> postgres=# select random();
> ┌───────────────────┐
> │ random │
> ╞═══════════════════╡
> │ 0.261391982901841 │
> └───────────────────┘
> (1 row)
>
> postgres=# select random()::numeric(7,2);
> ┌────────┐
> │ random │
> ╞════════╡
> │ 0.67 │
> └────────┘
> (1 row)
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> Regards
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> Pavel
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> I want suggested_retail_price to be formatted to 2 decimal
> points
>
> UPDATE im_ci_item_transfer
> SET suggested_retail_price=(suggested_retail_price +
> (suggested_retail_price * .13))
> WHERE item_code='0025881P2';
>
> Feeling lazy, sorry guys