diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/Makefile b/src/backend/utils/adt/Makefile
index 3385a3cc4e4c07e81f4dbe311be07ebe4b594e74..2d356848f977a94ba79725340869426eb2139a5e 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #    Makefile for utils/adt
 #
 # IDENTIFICATION
-#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/Makefile,v 1.7 1997/03/14 23:19:50 scrappy Exp $
+#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/Makefile,v 1.8 1997/04/09 08:36:04 scrappy Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ INCLUDE_OPT = -I../.. \
 
 CFLAGS+=$(INCLUDE_OPT)
 
-OBJS = acl.o arrayfuncs.o arrayutils.o bool.o char.o chunk.o date.o \
+OBJS = acl.o arrayfuncs.o arrayutils.o bool.o cash.o char.o chunk.o date.o \
 	datum.o dt.o filename.o float.o geo_ops.o geo_selfuncs.o int.o \
 	misc.o nabstime.o name.o not_in.o numutils.o oid.o \
 	oidname.o oidint2.o oidint4.o oracle_compat.o regexp.o regproc.o  \
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/cash.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/cash.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..795095ec4e1a5b9073afb8cff1373b6982cabd16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/cash.c
@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+/*
+cash.c
+Written by D'Arcy J.M. Cain
+
+Functions to allow input and output of money normally but store
+and handle it as longs
+
+Set tabstops to 4 for best results
+
+A slightly modified version of this file and a discussion of the
+workings can be found in the book "Software Solutions in C" by
+Dale Schumacher, Academic Press, ISBN: 0-12-632360-7.
+
+*/
+
+#include	<stdio.h>
+#include	<string.h>
+#include	<limits.h>
+#include	<ctype.h>
+#include	<locale.h>
+
+#ifdef		TEST_MAIN
+# include	<stdlib.h>
+# define	palloc malloc
+#else
+# include	<palloc.h>
+#endif
+
+#include	"cash.h"
+
+/* when we go to 64 bit values we will have to modify this */
+#define		CASH_BUFSZ	24
+
+#define		TERMINATOR	(CASH_BUFSZ - 1)
+#define		LAST_PAREN	(TERMINATOR - 1)
+#define		LAST_DIGIT	(LAST_PAREN - 1)
+
+/* function to convert a long to a dollars and cents representation */
+const char *
+cash_out(long value)
+{
+	char			*retbuf, buf[CASH_BUFSZ];
+	struct lconv	*lc = localeconv();
+	int				mod_group = *lc->mon_grouping;
+	int				comma = *lc->mon_thousands_sep;
+	int				points = lc->frac_digits;		/* int_frac_digits? */
+	int				minus = 0;
+	int				count = LAST_DIGIT;
+	int				point_pos;
+	int				comma_position = 0;
+
+	/* frac_digits in the C locale seems to return CHAR_MAX */
+	/* best guess is 2 in this case I think */
+	if (points == CHAR_MAX)
+		points = 2;
+
+	point_pos = LAST_DIGIT - points;
+
+	/* We're playing a little fast and loose with this.  Shoot me. */
+	if (!mod_group || mod_group == CHAR_MAX)
+		mod_group = 3;
+
+	/* allow more than three decimal points and separate them */
+	if (comma)
+	{
+		point_pos -= (points - 1)/mod_group;
+		comma_position = point_pos % (mod_group + 1);
+	}
+
+	/* we work with positive amounts and add the minus sign at the end */
+	if (value < 0)
+	{
+		minus = 1;
+		value *= -1;
+	}
+
+	/* allow for trailing negative strings */
+	memset(buf, ' ', CASH_BUFSZ);
+	buf[TERMINATOR] = buf[LAST_PAREN] = 0;
+
+	while (value || count > (point_pos - 2))
+	{
+		if (points && count == point_pos)
+			buf[count--] = *lc->decimal_point;
+		else if (comma && count % (mod_group + 1) == comma_position)
+			buf[count--] = comma;
+
+		buf[count--] = (value % 10) + '0';
+		value /= 10;
+	}
+
+	if (buf[LAST_DIGIT] == ',')
+		buf[LAST_DIGIT] = buf[LAST_PAREN];
+
+	/* see if we need to signify negative amount */
+	if (minus)
+	{
+		retbuf = palloc(CASH_BUFSZ + 2 - count + strlen(lc->negative_sign));
+
+		/* Position code of 0 means use parens */
+		if (!lc->n_sign_posn)
+			sprintf(retbuf, "(%s)", buf + count);
+		else if (lc->n_sign_posn == 2)
+			sprintf(retbuf, "%s%s", buf + count, lc->negative_sign);
+		else
+			sprintf(retbuf, "%s%s", lc->negative_sign, buf + count);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		retbuf = palloc(CASH_BUFSZ + 2 - count);
+		strcpy(retbuf, buf + count);
+	}
+
+	return retbuf;
+}
+
+/* convert a string to a long integer */
+long
+cash_in(const char *s)
+{
+	long			value = 0;
+	long			dec = 0;
+	long			sgn = 1;
+	int				seen_dot = 0;
+	struct lconv	*lc = localeconv();
+	int				fpoint = lc->frac_digits;		/* int_frac_digits? */
+
+	/* we need to add all sorts of checking here.  For now just */
+	/* strip all leading whitespace and any leading dollar sign */
+	while (isspace(*s) || *s == '$')
+		s++;
+
+	/* a leading minus or paren signifies a negative number */
+	/* again, better heuristics needed */
+	if (*s == '-' || *s == '(')
+	{
+		sgn = -1;
+		s++;
+	}
+	else if (*s == '+')
+		s++;
+
+	/* frac_digits in the C locale seems to return CHAR_MAX */
+	/* best guess is 2 in this case I think */
+	if (fpoint == CHAR_MAX)
+		fpoint = 2;
+
+	for (; ; s++)
+	{
+		/* we look for digits as long as we have less */
+		/* than the required number of decimal places */
+		if (isdigit(*s) && dec < fpoint)
+		{
+			value = (value * 10) + *s - '0';
+
+			if (seen_dot)
+				dec++;
+		}
+		else if (*s == *lc->decimal_point && !seen_dot)
+			seen_dot = 1;
+		else
+		{
+			/* round off */
+			if (isdigit(*s) && *s >= '5')
+				value++;
+
+			/* adjust for less than required decimal places */
+			for (; dec < fpoint; dec++)
+				value *= 10;
+
+			return(value * sgn);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+/* used by cash_words_out() below */
+static const char *
+num_word(int value)
+{
+	static char	buf[128];
+	static const char	*small[] = {
+		"zero", "one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "seven",
+		"eight", "nine", "ten", "eleven", "twelve", "thirteen", "fourteen",
+		"fifteen", "sixteen", "seventeen", "eighteen", "nineteen", "twenty",
+		"thirty", "fourty", "fifty", "sixty", "seventy", "eighty", "ninety"
+	};
+	const char	**big = small + 18;
+	int			tu = value % 100;
+
+	/* deal with the simple cases first */
+	if (value <= 20)
+		return(small[value]);
+
+	/* is it an even multiple of 100? */
+	if (!tu)
+	{
+		sprintf(buf, "%s hundred", small[value/100]);
+		return(buf);
+	}
+
+	/* more than 99? */
+	if (value > 99)
+	{
+		/* is it an even multiple of 10 other than 10? */
+		if (value % 10 == 0 && tu > 10)
+			sprintf(buf, "%s hundred %s",
+				small[value/100], big[tu/10]);
+		else if (tu < 20)
+			sprintf(buf, "%s hundred and %s",
+				small[value/100], small[tu]);
+		else
+			sprintf(buf, "%s hundred %s %s",
+				small[value/100], big[tu/10], small[tu % 10]);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		/* is it an even multiple of 10 other than 10? */
+		if (value % 10 == 0 && tu > 10)
+			sprintf(buf, "%s", big[tu/10]);
+		else if (tu < 20)
+			sprintf(buf, "%s", small[tu]);
+		else
+			sprintf(buf, "%s %s", big[tu/10], small[tu % 10]);
+	}
+
+	return(buf);
+}
+
+/* this converts a long as well but to a representation using words */
+/* obviously way North American centric - sorry */
+const char *
+cash_words_out(long value)
+{
+	static char	buf[128];
+	char	*p = buf;
+	long	m0;
+	long	m1;
+	long	m2;
+	long	m3;
+
+	/* work with positive numbers */
+	if (value < 0)
+	{
+		value *= -1;
+		strcpy(buf, "minus ");
+		p += 6;
+	}
+	else
+		*buf = 0;
+
+	m0 = value % 100;				/* cents */
+	m1 = (value/100) % 1000;		/* hundreds */
+	m2 = (value/100000) % 1000;		/* thousands */
+	m3 = value/100000000 % 1000;	/* millions */
+
+	if (m3)
+	{
+		strcat(buf, num_word(m3));
+		strcat(buf, " million ");
+	}
+
+	if (m2)
+	{
+		strcat(buf, num_word(m2));
+		strcat(buf, " thousand ");
+	}
+
+	if (m1)
+		strcat(buf, num_word(m1));
+
+	if (!*p)
+		strcat(buf, "zero");
+
+	strcat(buf, (int)(value/100) == 1 ? " dollar and " : " dollars and ");
+	strcat(buf, num_word(m0));
+	strcat(buf, m0 == 1 ? " cent" : " cents");
+	*buf = toupper(*buf);
+	return(buf);
+}
+
+#include	<stdlib.h>
+
+#ifdef	TEST_MAIN
+int
+main(void)
+{
+	char	p[64], *q;
+	long	v;			/* the long value representing the amount */
+	int		d;			/* number of decimal places - default 2 */
+
+	while (fgets(p, sizeof(p), stdin) != NULL)
+	{
+		if ((q = strchr(p, '\n')) != NULL)
+			*q = 0;
+
+		for (q = p; *q && !isspace(*q); q++)
+			;
+
+		v = cash_in(p);
+		d = *q ? atoi(q) : 2;
+
+		printf("%12.12s %10ld ", p, v);
+		printf("%12s %s\n", cash_out(v), cash_words_out(v));
+	}
+
+	return(0);
+}
+#endif	/* TEST_MAIN */
diff --git a/src/include/utils/cash.h b/src/include/utils/cash.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..02655c88747c2eed7eb512ec7740524c2dd2e224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/utils/cash.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+cash.h
+Written by D'Arcy J.M. Cain
+
+functions to allow input and output of money normally but store
+and handle it as long integers
+*/
+
+#ifndef		_CASH_H
+#define		_CASH_H
+
+const char	*cash_out(long value);
+long		cash_in(const char *str);
+const char	*cash_words_out(long value);
+
+#endif		/* _CASH_H */