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Commit 90dbfa5e authored by Thomas G. Lockhart's avatar Thomas G. Lockhart
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Fix a few typos. Try <Note><Title>Author</Title>... for author credit.

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...@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ On UNIX systems, this is always midnight, January 1, 1970 GMT. ...@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ On UNIX systems, this is always midnight, January 1, 1970 GMT.
</Note> </Note>
</Para> </Para>
<Para>
If you have executed all of the examples so If you have executed all of the examples so
far, then the above query returns: far, then the above query returns:
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...@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ have fully implemented syntax but currently (<ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> ...@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ have fully implemented syntax but currently (<ProductName>Postgres</ProductName>
<Para> <Para>
The <Type>money</Type> type supports US-style currency with fixed decimal point representation. The <Type>money</Type> type supports US-style currency with fixed decimal point representation.
If <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> is compiled with USE_LOCALE then the money type
should use the monetary conventions defined for locale(7).
<Para> <Para>
<TABLE TOCENTRY="1"> <TABLE TOCENTRY="1">
...@@ -302,9 +304,11 @@ The <Type>money</Type> type supports US-style currency with fixed decimal point ...@@ -302,9 +304,11 @@ The <Type>money</Type> type supports US-style currency with fixed decimal point
</Para> </Para>
<Para> <Para>
The <FirstTerm>exact numerics</FirstTerm> <Type>decimal</Type> and <Type>numeric</Type> The <FirstTerm>numeric</FirstTerm>
have fully implemented syntax but currently (<ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> v6.3) should eventually replace the money type. It has a
support only a small range of precision and/or range values. fully implemented syntax but currently (<ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> v6.3)
support only a small range of precision and/or range values and cannot substitute for
the money type.
</Para> </Para>
</Sect1> </Sect1>
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...@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ ...@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
<Para> <Para>
<Note> <Note>
<Title>Caveat</Title> <Title>Author</Title>
<Para> <Para>
This extraction from an e-mail sent by This extraction from an e-mail sent by
<ULink url="mailto:selkovjr@mcs.anl.gov">Eugene Selkov Jr.</ULink> <ULink url="mailto:selkovjr@mcs.anl.gov">Eugene Selkov Jr.</ULink>
contains good information contains good information
on GiST. Hopefully we will learn more in the future and update this information. on GiST. Hopefully we will learn more in the future and update this information.
- thomas - thomas 1998-03-01
</Para> </Para>
</Note> </Note>
...@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ to check that. Other examples also worked, except polygons: I got an ...@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ to check that. Other examples also worked, except polygons: I got an
error doing error doing
<ProgramListing> <ProgramListing>
test=> create index pix on polytmp using gist (p:box gist_poly_ops) with test=> create index pix on polytmp
(islossy); test-> using gist (p:box gist_poly_ops) with (islossy);
ERROR: cannot open pix ERROR: cannot open pix
(PostgreSQL 6.3 Sun Feb 1 14:57:30 EST 1998) (PostgreSQL 6.3 Sun Feb 1 14:57:30 EST 1998)
...@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ A few notes on the sources: ...@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ A few notes on the sources:
<Para> <Para>
1. I failed to make use of the original (HPUX) Makefile and rearranged 1. I failed to make use of the original (HPUX) Makefile and rearranged
the Makefile from the ancient postgres95 tutorial to do the job. I the Makefile from the ancient postgres95 tutorial to do the job. I tried
tried
to keep it generic, but I am a very poor makefile writer -- just did to keep it generic, but I am a very poor makefile writer -- just did
some monkey work. Sorry about that, but I guess it is now a little some monkey work. Sorry about that, but I guess it is now a little
more portable that the original makefile. more portable that the original makefile.
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