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| author | Thomas G. Lockhart <lockhart@fourpalms.org> | 1999-05-27 15:47:28 +0000 |
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| committer | Thomas G. Lockhart <lockhart@fourpalms.org> | 1999-05-27 15:47:28 +0000 |
| commit | b04b01638b77ddef33d3e97b1c808352cf988ba2 (patch) | |
| tree | a4a5ab72b9c1ee4b47f572eeb3641d122e008fa5 | |
| parent | 8a3c7535c540f74714aa82bbb9d1f654cbc94de7 (diff) | |
| download | postgresql-b04b01638b77ddef33d3e97b1c808352cf988ba2.tar.gz postgresql-b04b01638b77ddef33d3e97b1c808352cf988ba2.zip | |
Remove disclaimer about exact numeric types. They work now!
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml | 25 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml index 70352ca85f3..16a00740105 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml @@ -364,15 +364,10 @@ The sequence will remain in the database until explicitly dropped using </caution> </para> -<para> -The <firstterm>exact numerics</firstterm> <type>decimal</type> and -<type>numeric</type> -have fully implemented syntax but currently -(<productname>Postgres</productname> v6.4) - support only a small range of precision and/or range values. -The <type>int8</type> type may not be available on all platforms since -it relies on compiler support for this. -</para> + <para> + The <type>int8</type> type may not be available on all platforms since + it relies on compiler support for this. + </para> </sect1> @@ -412,14 +407,10 @@ then the money type should use the monetary conventions defined for </table> </para> -<para> -<type>numeric</type> -should eventually replace the money type. It has a -fully implemented syntax but currently -(<productname>Postgres</productname> v6.4) - support only a small range of precision and/or range values -and cannot adequately substitute for the money type. -</para> + <para> + <type>numeric</type> + will replace the money type, and should be preferred. + </para> </sect1> |