Re: [PORTS] Port Bug Report: pg_dump -d database >unload.file; cat unload.file|psql database ARE NOT EQUAL

> Problem Description:
> --------------------
> Parser generated error message when script was inserting
> a value equal -1 into column of float8 type.
> If exchange -1 to -1.0 - no errors.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Test Case:
> ----------
> create table templ_arg(accii int2,type char,sign float8);
> create table a1 () inherits (templ_arg);
> insert into a1 values (9999,'a',1); -- working;
> insert into a1 values (9999,'a',-1); -- ERROR;
> insert into a1 values (9999,'a',-1.0); --working

OK, it is more compilcated that I realized.  I now see that:

    > insert into a1 values (9999,'a',1); -- working;

works but:

    > insert into a1 values (9999,'a',-1); -- ERROR;

does not.  Thomas, any idea why this would happen?


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