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Remove disclaimer about exact numeric types. They work now!
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doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml

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The <firstterm>exact numerics</firstterm> <type>decimal</type> and
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<type>numeric</type>
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have fully implemented syntax but currently
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(<productname>Postgres</productname> v6.4)
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support only a small range of precision and/or range values.
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The <type>int8</type> type may not be available on all platforms since
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it relies on compiler support for this.
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</para>
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<para>
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The <type>int8</type> type may not be available on all platforms since
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it relies on compiler support for this.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<type>numeric</type>
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should eventually replace the money type. It has a
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fully implemented syntax but currently
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(<productname>Postgres</productname> v6.4)
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support only a small range of precision and/or range values
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and cannot adequately substitute for the money type.
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</para>
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<para>
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<type>numeric</type>
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will replace the money type, and should be preferred.
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