Hi,
maybe we should change the "1000 digits" here:
http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/datatype-numeric.html#DATATYPE-NUMERIC-DECIMAL
because ISTM that up to 2^17 digits are supported (which makes more
sense than 1000).
Best regards,
Dr. Gianni Ciolli - 2ndQuadrant Italia
PostgreSQL Training, Services and Support
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