Re: select 5/2???

On Mon, 08 Oct 2001 22:31, BELLON Michel wrote:
Works ok for me.

chris=# select -5/2.0;?column?
----------    -2.5
(1 row)
chris=# select version();                          version
-------------------------------------------------------------PostgreSQL 7.1.1 on i586-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC
2.96
(1 row)

> The good select is
>
> SELECT 5./2.
>
> BUT !!!!
>
> select -5./2.
> +----------+
>
> | ?column? |
>
> +----------+
>
> |      2.5 |  not -2.5
>
> +----------+
>
> !!!!
>
> Michel BELLON
> LCIE - Informatique appliquée
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> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De:    guard [SMTP:guard@ficnet.net]
> > Date:    mercredi 3 octobre 2001 19:05
> > À:    pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
> > Objet:    select 5/2???
> >
> > dear all
> >
> > I run select 5/2  = 2
> > who to get "2.5"
> >
> > thanks
> >
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