Ali,

> IBConsole:
> select cast (-70000 as numeric (18,5)) / cast (1.95583 as numeric (18,5))
> from rdb$database;
> -35790,4316837353
>
> (FB RC2, copy-paste-execute from your mail)

pay attention to the fact that it's a dialect 3 bug. You have probably
tried with a dialect 1 database.
Ciao
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