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RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Numeric data types

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Fabulous, thanks much.

 

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2020 4:56 PM
To: Godfrin, Philippe E <Philippe.Godfrin@xxxxxxx>
Cc: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Numeric data types

 

On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 05:32:23PM +0000, Godfrin, Philippe E wrote:
> Thanks Bruce, I suppose you mean n32 -> n64 OK, but n64->n32 chance of 32-bit
> overflow…

Uh, I was thinking that your 32-bit values could roll over and the other
end would be confused, but I can also see the 64-bit going above the
32-bit range. As long as everything stays < 32-bits, you should be
fine. We don't transfer binary values very often.

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