Re: [HACKERS] Bug?
Michael Meskes <meskes@topsystem.de>
From: Michael Meskes <meskes@topsystem.de>
To: maillist@candle.pha.pa.us (Bruce Momjian)
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org (PostgreSQL Hacker)
Date: 1998-02-06T13:25:24Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Bruce Momjian writes: > I think it converts it to an integer, and then by the time it tries to > convert it, it has already chopped off the top of the number. The only > fix for this would be to read all integers in as 64-bit integers, then > do the conversion, but that could be a performance problem. I agree. And performance is important. I think explicit type conversion is what we should do. Or is it asked for too much if the user has to add a ::float8 to the number? Michael -- Dr. Michael Meskes, Project-Manager | topsystem Systemhaus GmbH meskes@topsystem.de | Europark A2, Adenauerstr. 20 meskes@debian.org | 52146 Wuerselen Go SF49ers! Go Rhein Fire! | Tel: (+49) 2405/4670-44 Use Debian GNU/Linux! | Fax: (+49) 2405/4670-10