Re: [SQL] DECIMAL or NUMERIC Data Types

2012-01-05 Thread Tom Lane
Carlos Mennens writes: > Does it matter when writing SQL code in PostgreSQL if I use DECIMAL or > NUMERIC date types for a column named 'price' assuming it's to store > the associated items actual dollar amount? No, because they're the same type in Postgres, as you were already told last week: ht

[SQL] DECIMAL or NUMERIC Data Types

2012-01-05 Thread Carlos Mennens
Does it matter when writing SQL code in PostgreSQL if I use DECIMAL or NUMERIC date types for a column named 'price' assuming it's to store the associated items actual dollar amount? Reading the fine manual*, I can't find a single difference between either and they both are supported / recognized