Re: [ADMIN] Money Data type

2000-06-13 Thread Dana Hudes
You can't use a floating point representation for money! If the "real" type is implemented internally as a C double or float, its not suitable for money. This is due to the way floating point numbers are stored in hardware. Money should only be done with integral types. Use fixed point arithmeti

Re: [ADMIN] Money Data type

2000-06-13 Thread Meibell Contreras
excuse me... I have a question...   I found another data types like "numeric" and "decimal". but the "real" type is the only that could accept 14 and 2 decimals... the othes (numeric or decimal does not)... I would like to know how is the precision using the "real" data type   thanks Meib

Re: [ADMIN] Money Data type

2000-06-13 Thread banghe
You may use type real? -- Banghe Meibell Contreras wrote: hello; Anyone knows if postgres has a bigger data type than money...when you use this; (not with dollar definition); the money data type is not enough... graciasMeibell

[ADMIN] Money Data type

2000-06-13 Thread Meibell Contreras
hello;   Anyone knows if postgres has a bigger data type than money... when you use this; (not with dollar definition); the money data type is not enough...   gracias Meibell

[ADMIN] copy command and indexes

2000-06-13 Thread Tim White
When using the copy command to bulk load data, will it update the indexes, or do you have to explicitly drop and recreate the indexes? Thanks, Tim