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Mention SQL9x precision syntax for date/time types.
Use PostgreSQL consistantly throughout docs. Before, usage was split evenly
 between Postgres and PostgreSQL.
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Thomas G. Lockhart
2001-12-08 03:24:23 +00:00
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<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml,v 1.54 2001/12/01 04:19:20 tgl Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml,v 1.55 2001/12/08 03:24:23 thomas Exp $
-->
<chapter id="sql-syntax">
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ SELECT 'foobar';
<programlisting>
SELECT 'foo' 'bar';
</programlisting>
is not valid syntax.
is not valid syntax, and <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is
consistant with <acronym>SQL9x</acronym> in this regard.
</para>
</sect3>
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ SELECT 'foo' 'bar';
<para>
Integer constants in SQL are sequences of decimal digits (0
though 9) with no decimal point. The range of legal values
though 9) with no decimal point and no exponent. The range of legal values
depends on which integer data type is used, but the plain
<type>integer</type> type accepts values ranging from -2147483648
to +2147483647. (The optional plus or minus sign is actually a
@@ -318,25 +319,26 @@ SELECT 'foo' 'bar';
</synopsis>
where <replaceable>digits</replaceable> is one or more decimal
digits. At least one digit must be before or after the decimal
point, and after the <literal>e</literal> if you use that option.
point. At least one digit must follow the exponent delimiter
(<literal>e</literal>) if that field is present.
Thus, a floating point constant is distinguished from an integer
constant by the presence of either the decimal point or the
exponent clause (or both). There must not be a space or other
characters embedded in the constant.
</para>
<informalexample>
<para>
These are some examples of valid floating point constants:
<literallayout>
<informalexample>
<para>
These are some examples of valid floating point constants:
<literallayout>
3.5
4.
.001
5e2
1.925e-3
</literallayout>
</para>
</informalexample>
</literallayout>
</para>
</informalexample>
<para>
Floating point constants are of type <type>DOUBLE
@@ -344,12 +346,12 @@ SELECT 'foo' 'bar';
by using <acronym>SQL</acronym> string notation or
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> type notation:
<programlisting>
<programlisting>
REAL '1.23' -- string style
'1.23'::REAL -- Postgres (historical) style
</programlisting>
</para>
</sect3>
'1.23'::REAL -- PostgreSQL (historical) style
</programlisting>
</para>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="sql-syntax-constants-generic">
<title>Constants of Other Types</title>