Re: Numeric field quirk [Again]

Matthew Hagerty wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Well, it seems that the numeric issue I was having has nothing to do with
> the precision and scale being set the same, it has to do with the input
> data.  The precision has to be at least 2 greater than the biggest number
> you need to enter, i.e.
>
> equinox=# create table test ( d numeric(4,2) );
> CREATE
> equinox=# insert into test values(10);
> INSERT 167844 1
> equinox=# insert into test values(101);
> ERROR:  overflow on numeric ABS(value) >= 10^2 for field with precision 4
> scale 2
   The  scale  digits  aren't  added,  they  are  taken from the   precision   specified   digits.   Numeric(4.2)   is
 99.99,   numeric(8.2)  is 999999.99 and numeric(4.4) is .9999 - so the   above looks correct to me.
 


Jan

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