> what should SQLite do when the application asks it to convert
> a -0.0 value into text. It is only the binary-to-text conversion
routine that is at question here.
A possible solution could be a new function, - something like abszero() or trimzero() - acting only on +/- 0.0 and suppressing any sign before the value, combined with the new rule that binary-to-text conversion retrieve data exactly as it is stored (and maybe improving hosts langage interoperability). This could permit any desired behaviour. Personally, if I want to do binary-to-text conversion of numbers, it is my duty to consider there could be some "artifacts" to deal with, resulting from the representation standard. If binary-to-text conversion preserves any sign before 0.0 value, it might conciliate different intents to permit (for example) : CAST(trimzero(somecolumn) AS TEXT) if no sign is wanted for textual representation of 0.0 (don't kwow if it's a so good solution however) Best regards -jm --- L'absence de virus dans ce courrier électronique a été vérifiée par le logiciel antivirus Avast. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@mailinglists.sqlite.org http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
