Alvaro Herrera wrote: > On Mon, May 30, 2005 at 11:29:48PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > test=> select 12345678901234567890 / 123; > > ?column? > > -------------------- > > 100371373180768845 > > (1 row) > > Well, that's a bug, right? I don't think so. The fuller answer is 100371373180768844.63414634146341463414, and that rounded to the nearest integer is 100371373180768845. I think people expect % do to that, except for integers. You could argue that numerics with zero scale are integers, but NUMERIC % NUMERIC doesn't behave like an integer operator --- it rounds to the proper precision. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
