biginteger = int64
numeric and decimal are the same thing and should be mapped to float.

Please not that numeric and decimal are not a type, but a mask for the
number.
XXXXXXX.XXX => NUMERIC(10,3)


Jonathan M. Freedman wrote:

>I have noted several new data types...i am trying to pass all the different
>number types to a UDF I am developing that rounds the variables to a user
>defined level. I understand these matches:
>
>Firebird C
>______________ _____________
>double precision ------> double
>smallint -------------> short int
>integer ------------------> long int
>float----------------------> float
>biginteger---------------> ?
>numeric------------------> ?
>decimal-------------------> ?
>
>could u please fill in the ?s...TIA
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