to_char(number) function in postgres
You need to supply a format mask. In PostgreSQL there is no default: select to_char(1234, ‘FM9999′); If you don’t know how many digits there are, just estimate the maximum: select to_char(1234, ‘FM999999999999999999′); If the number has less digits, this won’t have any side effects. If you don’t need any formatting (like decimal point, thousands separator) … Read more