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Re: [GENERAL] int8-datatype: possible bug

Jose Soares <jose@sferacarta.com> — 1999-05-07T12:26:38Z

Jelle Ruttenberg ha scritto:

> Hello all,
>
> when I try to put a numeric 'timestamp' like 19980528112607 into an
> int8-datatype I get the notice 'NOTICE:  Integer input '19980528112607'
> is out of range; promoted to float' and the value is put in the database
> as 9223091508918288644.
> It doesn't matter if I change the value: it will allways be the magical
> value 9223091508918288644.
>
> When I use the float8-datatype it all goes well.
>
> Is this a bug in PostgreSQL or has it something to do with
> platform-specific limitations?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jelle.
>
> PostgreSQL: 6.4.2
> Platform: SGI IRIX 6.2. IP22
>
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Let me try on v6.5beta1...

prova=> create table test(i8 int8);
CREATE
prova=> insert into test values(19980528112607 );
NOTICE:  Integer input '19980528112607' is out of range; promoted to float
INSERT 145481 1
prova=> insert into test values('19980528112607' );
INSERT 145482 1
prova=> insert into test values('19980528112607'::int8);
INSERT 145483 1
prova=> select * from test;
            i8
--------------
19980528112607
19980528112607
19980528112607
(3 rows)


Seems that works fine. And now trying bounds...

prova=> insert into test values(-9223372036854775808);
NOTICE:  Integer input '9223372036854775808' is out of range; promoted to
float
ERROR:  Floating point conversion to int64 is out of range
prova=> insert into test values('-9223372036854775808');
INSERT 145486 1
prova=> insert into test values(9223372036854775807);
NOTICE:  Integer input '9223372036854775807' is out of range; promoted to
float
ERROR:  Floating point conversion to int64 is out of range
prova=> insert into test values('9223372036854775807');
INSERT 145487 1
prova=> select * from test;
                  i8
--------------------
      19980528112607
      19980528112607
      19980528112607
-9223372036854775808
 9223372036854775807
(5 rows)


It works if the data is enclosed with ''. :)

prova=> select version();
version
-------------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL 6.5.0 on i586-pc-linux-gnulibc1, compiled by gcc 2.7.2.1
(1 row)

Jose'