Re: type money causes unrestorable dump

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
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> On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 22:31:31 -0400 (EDT)
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
>
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> > > Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
> > > > I noticed that if you create a dump on a database containing a
> > > > money column and a certain locale, this dump is not restorable on
> > > > a database with a different locale.
> > >
> > > We've been through this, no? If money doesn't print that way,
> > > there's no obvious reason to have the type at all. Use numeric if
> > > you don't want something with locale-specific behavior.
> >
> > Added to TODO:
> >
> > * MONEY dumps in a locale-specific format making it difficult to
> > restore to a system with a different locale
>
> Considering money is deprecated, is this really needed?

We have other MONEY TODO items too. I am not sure if it is depricated
or in need of major work.

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