Helen Borrie wrote:

>At 11:25 AM 6/08/2003 -0400, Ann wrote:
>
>
>>In Firebird numeric and decimal map into exactly the same types. In the
>>SQL-92 standard:
>>
>>...
>>
>>
>And that's it, and only it? Nothing about lower-scaled values being stored
>differently according to whether they are declared numeric or decimal ???
>

Sorry to be so late - I've been off enjoying the glorious sailing that
DownEast Maine provides. No, the standard does not specify how the data
should be stored, just what data can be stored.

Regards,


Ann

>
>
>