Re: Current CVS has strange parser for float type
On Thu, 2002-10-17 at 23:34, Teodor Sigaev wrote:
wow=# select 5.3::float;
ERROR: Bad float8 input format '5.3'
Could it be something with locales ?
Try:
select 5,3::float;
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Hannu
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Hannu Krosing <hannu@tm.ee> writes:
On Thu, 2002-10-17 at 23:34, Teodor Sigaev wrote:
wow=# select 5.3::float;
ERROR: Bad float8 input format '5.3'Could it be something with locales ?
Oooh, bingo! On HPUX:
regression=# select 5.3::float;
float8
--------
5.3
(1 row)
regression=# set lc_numeric = 'de_DE.iso88591';
SET
regression=# select 5.3::float;
ERROR: Bad float8 input format '5.3'
I think this is a consequence of the changes made a little while back
(by Peter IIRC?) in locale handling. It used to be that we deliberately
did *not* allow any LC_ setting except LC_MESSAGES to actually take
effect globally in the backend, and this sort of problem is exactly
why. I think we need to revert some aspects of that change.
Bruce, this is a "must fix" open item ...
regards, tom lane
Tom Lane wrote:
I think this is a consequence of the changes made a little while back
(by Peter IIRC?) in locale handling. It used to be that we deliberately
did *not* allow any LC_ setting except LC_MESSAGES to actually take
effect globally in the backend, and this sort of problem is exactly
why. I think we need to revert some aspects of that change.Bruce, this is a "must fix" open item ...
Added.
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