Re: [BUGS] INDEX broken on NUMERIC type.

Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: mschout@gkg.net
Cc: pgsql-bugs@postgreSQL.org
Date: 1999-09-28T03:20:54Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs
We don't support it yet.  It is on the TODO list.



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> NUMERIC type cannot be used in an INDEX.
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> Please describe a way to repeat the problem.   Please try to provide a
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> Method (1) using primary key syntax:
> scdrought=> create table foo ( f1 NUMERIC(3,0) primary key );
> NOTICE:  CREATE TABLE/PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index 'foo_pkey' for table 'foo'
> ERROR:  Can't find a default operator class for type 1700.
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> Method (2) do it by hand.
> mschout=> create table foo (f1 NUMERIC(3,0));
> CREATE
> mschout=> CREATE UNIQUE INDEX foo_pkey ON foo (f1);
> ERROR:  Can't find a default operator class for type 1700.
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