SELECT 1032::numeric(10,2);
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi. > I have searched in mailing-list archives about converting types, but I > couldn't > found a function or clause that convert a numeric type to money type. > How Can I convert this types? > > => select '1234'::money; > money > ------------ > R$1.234,00 > > => select '1234'::numeric::money; > ERROR: cannot cast type numeric to money > > The problem is becouse I have a table with "numeric" field, and I need to > show > it like "money" type (R$ 1.234,00). Is there a function to convert it??? > Or is > there a function to mask the numeric field to show like money (with > R$x.xxx,xx)??? > > Thanks. > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match