--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Adam" <s3057043@y...> wrote:

> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "zaher dirkey" <zaher@d...>
> wrote:
> > Is numeric(5, 2) equal to decimal(3, 2)
> > or what the deff between NUMERIC and DECIMAL
>
> If you have The Firebird Book, pg 132-135. It depends on the dialect
> etc, so what are you trying to store?
>
> Numeric(5,2) would be stored internally as integer in dialect 1 & 3.
> Decimal(3,2) would be stored internally as a smallint in dialect 1

& 3.

>
> So I don't imagine they are equivalent. That said, they may equally
> serve your requirement.
>
> Adam

In fact i have read this pages before post message, but i still
wander for insure about it.