Add item:

> * Add NUMERIC division operator that doesn't round?
>
>   Currently NUMERIC _rounds_ the result to the specified precision.
>   This means division can return a result that multiplied by the
>   divisor is greater than the dividend, e.g. this returns a value > 10:
>
>     SELECT (10::numeric(2,0) / 6::numeric(2,0))::numeric(2,0) * 6;
>
>   The positive modulus result returned by NUMERICs might be considered
>   inaccurate, in one sense.
>

diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index 73e4fce37bd43c5e60dcef809de927d00836f02e..eb3dba75f72494d1d31ce0afc853dca4ce271d07 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 PostgreSQL TODO List
 ====================
 Current maintainer:    Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
-Last updated:      Fri Jun 24 17:28:23 EDT 2005
+Last updated:      Fri Jun 24 21:32:02 EDT 2005
 
 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
@@ -152,6 +152,17 @@ Data Types
 
 * Remove Money type, add money formatting for decimal type
 * Change NUMERIC to enforce the maximum precision, and increase it
+* Add NUMERIC division operator that doesn't round?
+
+  Currently NUMERIC _rounds_ the result to the specified precision.  
+  This means division can return a result that multiplied by the 
+  divisor is greater than the dividend, e.g. this returns a value > 10:
+
+    SELECT (10::numeric(2,0) / 6::numeric(2,0))::numeric(2,0) * 6;
+
+  The positive modulus result returned by NUMERICs might be considered
+  inaccurate, in one sense.
+
 * Add function to return compressed length of TOAST data values
 * Allow INET subnet tests using non-constants to be indexed
 * Add transaction_timestamp(), statement_timestamp(), clock_timestamp()

diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
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--- a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 PostgreSQL TODO List
 Current maintainer:     Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
-Last updated:           Fri Jun 24 17:28:23 EDT 2005
+Last updated:           Fri Jun 24 21:32:02 EDT 2005
 
 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
@@ -142,7 +142,19 @@ first.
 
   Remove Money type, add money formatting for decimal type
   Change NUMERIC to enforce the maximum precision, and increase it
-  Add function to return compressed length of TOAST data values
+  Add NUMERIC division operator that doesn't round?
+  Currently NUMERIC _rounds_ the result to the specified precision.  
+  This means division can return a result that multiplied by the 
+  divisor is greater than the dividend, e.g. this returns a value > 10:
+
+
+    SELECT (10::numeric(2,0) / 6::numeric(2,0))::numeric(2,0) * 6;
+
+  The positive modulus result returned by NUMERICs might be considered
+  inaccurate, in one sense.
+
+
+  Add function to return compressed length of TOAST data values
   Allow INET subnet tests using non-constants to be indexed
   Add transaction_timestamp(), statement_timestamp(), clock_timestamp()
   functionality