Re: [HACKERS] Datatype MONEY

From: Michael Meskes <meskes(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
To: PostgreSQL Hacker <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Datatype MONEY
Date: 1999-12-13 14:26:39
Message-ID: 19991213152639.A2440@fam-meskes.de
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On Mon, Dec 13, 1999 at 01:13:55PM +0100, Karel Zak - Zakkr wrote:
> I have complete code for numbers formatting (to_char() compatible with
> Oracle). It allow you add a currency symbol corresponding with current

Sounds good.

> locale ... and more features over basic datatypes (float4/8, int4/8).

Not about DECIMAL/NUMERIC? I don't like the idea of doing currecny
calculations with floats.

BTW could anyone tell me how exactly NUMERIC is stored? Just for curiosity.

Michael

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