From: | "Gauthier, Dave" <dave(dot)gauthier(at)intel(dot)com> |
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To: | "Andreas Kretschmer" <akretschmer(at)spamfence(dot)net>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: reformatting floats ? |
Date: | 2007-12-06 18:52:30 |
Message-ID: | D7FF158337303A419CF4A183F48302D603704A61@hdsmsx411.amr.corp.intel.com |
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Both work (to_char and casting to numeric)
Thanks !
-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Andreas Kretschmer
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 1:46 PM
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] reformatting floats ?
Gauthier, Dave <dave(dot)gauthier(at)intel(dot)com> schrieb:
>
>
> Hi:
>
> if...
> create table coords (id int, x float, y float);
> then...
> insert into coords (id,x,y) values (1,1.000,2.001)
> and then...
> select * from coords
> i get...
> 1,1,2.001
> i want...
> 1.1.000,2.001
> while retaining the numeric nature of the x,y data (for math ops in other
> operations).
>
> How can I reformat the float output (sort of like using %5.3f in good-ole C)
CAST it to numeric ;-)
test=# create table coords (id int, x float, y float);
CREATE TABLE
Time: 4.437 ms
test=*# insert into coords (id,x,y) values (1,1.000,2.001);
INSERT 0 1
Time: 4.831 ms
test=*# select id, x::numeric(10,3), y::numeric(10,3) from coords;
id | x | y
----+-------+-------
1 | 1.000 | 2.001
Andreas
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