Michael Glaesemann wrote: > > On Dec 29, 2003, at 11:28 AM, Sai Hertz And Control Systems wrote: > > I would like to share my concerns about the IEEE 754 specification and > > floating point handling by PostgreSQL . > > What specifically are your concerns regarding floating point handling > and PostgreSQL? I'm not in a position to address your concerns, but I > would like to know what they are.
Floating point math itself is not precise, but rather an approximation, usually of 8 or 14 digits. You can't approximate money. This isn't a PostgreSQL issue but rather a general programming issue. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
