Re: [SQL] decimal(x,y) function.

jose' soares <sferac@bo.nettuno.it>

From: "Jose' Soares Da Silva" <sferac@bo.nettuno.it>
To: Jonah Kuo <jonahkuo@mail.ttn.com.tw>
Cc: pgsqsl-sql <pgsql-sql@postgreSQL.org>
Date: 1998-05-25T11:14:04Z
Lists: pgsql-sql
On Mon, 25 May 1998, Jonah Kuo wrote:

> Hello,
> 
>     How should I use the decimal(x,y) function?
> 
>     I tried use it  with the following result:
> 
> db6000=> create table atest (
> db6000-> price decimal(8,2));
> ERROR:  DECIMAL scale 2 must be zero
> 
PostgreSQL doesn't yet implement full syntax of SQL DECIMAL type.
It accepts only scale equal to 0 as in:

   DECIMAL(8,0)

And it must be DECIMAL, PostgreSQL doesn't recognize the abbreviation DEC   

                                                            Jose'