MT> I guess that depends a little on what you want. Are the FLOAT fields in
MT> Paradox _real_ floats?

That's my doubt too. I do not know how paradox (or even the BDE)
handle this. I would like to use the firebird datatype that has the
most similar "handling" as Paradox-Float to avoid customers complaints
about diferent results after the transition from Pdox to FB.

[]s

Carlos
WarmBoot Informatica - http://www.warmboot.com.br
FireBase - http://www.FireBase.com.br


MT> Hi Carlos,

>> I will need to convert a BDE/Paradox app to IBO/FireBird.
>>
>> To respect the actual behavior of BDE/PARADOX/FLOAT fields, what
>> Firebird format would I have to use ? Keep Float or use Numeric(x,y) ?

MT> I guess that depends a little on what you want. Are the FLOAT fields in
MT> Paradox _real_ floats? Anyway, if you want true precision, use NUMERIC,
MT> if you want real-values, use FLOAT or DOULE PRECISION.


MT> With regards,

MT> Martijn Tonies
MT> InterBase Workbench - the developer tool for InterBase & Firebird
MT> Firebird Workbench - the developer tool for Firebird
MT> Upscene Productions
MT> http://www.upscene.com

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MT> If we change anything, the users object."

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