Re: [SQL] Money Data Type

From: "Jose' Soares Da Silva" <sferac(at)bo(dot)nettuno(dot)it>
To: Len Morgan <len-morgan(at)xroadstx(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [SQL] Money Data Type
Date: 1998-06-04 10:23:52
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.3.96.980604102140.945D-100000@proxy.bazzanese.com
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On Wed, 3 Jun 1998, Len Morgan wrote:

> I am having a problem converting a data type of money to type float.
> After 'greping' all the documentation directorys, I can't find a
> reference to
> "money", "Money", or "MONEY" but I know it's in there somewhere because
> I have a money type (a mistake I now realize) in my database.
>
> How do I convert from type money to type float and back?
>
> float4(moneyfield) gives me a huge number (something e+09). I get
> similar
> results with float8, float, and even int4().
>
CAST (yMONEY AS float4)
CAST (yMONEY AS float8)
CAST (yMONEY AS int2)
CAST (yMONEY AS int4)
Ciao, Jose'

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