Re: integer to float8 propagation (missing decimal)

From: Zeugswetter Andreas SARZ <Andreas(dot)Zeugswetter(at)telecom(dot)at>
To: "'pgsql-hackers(at)hub(dot)org'" <pgsql-hackers(at)hub(dot)org>
Subject: Re: integer to float8 propagation (missing decimal)
Date: 1998-02-09 08:59:46
Message-ID: 219F68D65015D011A8E000006F8590C6010A51C2@sdexcsrv1.sd.spardat.at
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I think the real problem right now is the lack of a decimal type.
An integer out of range could be converted to a decimal without
loosing precision. I think this would be the right thing to do.
This is how Informix and DB/2 do it (and Oracle I guess).
I personally think postgresql should not force the user to use
typecasts where it is not absolutely necessary.

Andreas

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