Hi Svein, Peter Jacobi
Thanks for the response, Sorry I actually always just used this mailing list
and did not think that the others actually will be more appriopate, thus please
excuse.

Further I just thought it is intresting that mySQL adds this tpye of Bells
& Whistles ?? I mean
as you state we normally can do it via our app, but why did they need this,
is it there user base is
more C++ / PHP / Cold Fusion / etc... based and we are more commonly
Borland products based ?.

The question is actually is there a industry need for it or is it a
developer need to make developement quicker ?

Thanks for your time and sorry again about the wrong list

Johannes


At 09:36 29/04/2004, you wrote:

>Johannes, Svein, All,
>
>For my requirements, it's OK that Firebird stores *values* and
>the application layer is responsible for the formatting
>the *display* of these values.
>
>It's a similiar discussion as the moderately often
>heard need to have more Date/Time formats. Firebird
>store date values, you do the formatting.
>
>It's a minor inconvenience, that generic tools, ISQL
>or the several GUI toolsets, wouldn't do the smart
>formatting your app can provide.
>
>Also, if the can is opened, it wouldn't stop with zerofill.
>
>Taking the number 1234, there may be needs
>to display it as:
>001234
>1,234
>1.234
>4D2
>04D2
>etc...
>
>--- "Svein Erling" <svein.erling.tysvaer@k...> wrote:
> > Though this subject is something that I think is more appropriate to
> > discuss in firebird-devel (or is it fb-devel?) or firebird-general.
>
>firebird-architect?
>
>Regards,
>Peter Jacobi
>
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>Yahoo! Groups Links
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