On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 11:32:37AM -0400, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote: > On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:25:45 -0400 > "Luke Lonergan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oic - so it's a floating point in an 8 byte int. That probably limits the > > speed benefits, no? > > No, it's an int type. Floating point has nothing to do with the money > type, either in the old 32 bit version or the proposed 64 bit version. > It does display in a DECIMAL format but just because there is a decimal > point in the output does not make it floating point. All internal > calculations are done as integer arithmetic.
Floating point math and hard-earned money are two things that don't mix well. :) -- Jim Nasby [EMAIL PROTECTED] EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
