DECIMAL NULL value

With 7.1 I get:

test=> CREATE TABLE test (price DECIMAL(9,2));
CREATE
test=> INSERT INTO test VALUES ('NULL');
ERROR: Bad numeric input format 'NULL'

Xavier Bergade (xavierb@benon.com) reports a bug with a severity of 2
The lower the number the more severe it is.

Short Description
DECIMAL NULL value

Long Description
Version: 7.0.3
Platform: Intel 586, 512 megs RAM

CREATE TABLE test (price DECIMAL(9,2));
INSERT INTO test VALUES ('NULL');

Will crash the backend, anytime.

It should come with a message:
ERROR: Bad numeric input format 'NULL'

Anything instead of 'NULL' will correctly report the error without crashing.

Sample Code
CREATE TABLE test (price DECIMAL(9,2));
INSERT INTO test VALUES ('NULL');

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