Re: pgsql: Have numeric 0 ^ 4.3 return 1, rather

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> >> b) If VB is 0 (zero) and VE is negative, then an exception condition
is
> >> raised: data exception Ñ invalid argument for power function.
> 
> > Well, this indicates we shouldn't return "zero raised to a negative
> > power is undefined", but rather the power error we are giving now, or
> > are you saying we should return the "power" error code but an error
> > message mentioning zero?
> 
> The spec says what the SQLSTATE code should be.   We have always felt
> free to word the message text more specifically than that, though.

OK, I will work on it then.

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