On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 1:23 PM, bto...@computer.org <bto...@broadstripe.net > wrote:
> > I recall a number of years ago reading about a money implementation that > included different currency bases and exchange rate calculation. A quick > Google search turned up > > > https://github.com/samv/pg-currency > > > which I am not sure is the same thing, but it looks like it might be > something useful in the current context. > > -- B > Speaking generically, I guess maybe MONEY needs to be somewhat like a TIMESTAMP. At least in PostgreSQL, a TIMESTAMP can contain a TIMEZONE. I guess a MONEY type should contain a modifier identifying the issuer of the currency (E.g. U.S. Dollar vs Canadian Dollar vs. Yen vs. Yuan vs. "precious metal"). -- Heisenberg may have been here. Unicode: http://xkcd.com/1726/ Maranatha! <>< John McKown
