Subject Re: [firebird-support] NUMERIC(18,6) PRECISION
Author Bogusław Brandys
Martijn Tonies wrote:
> Hi,
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>>I have my currency fields defined to be a NUMERIC(18,6), but I have
>>precision problems.
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>>If I enter this value: -654646 FB stores this: -654646,000000000116
>>Is there any way of avoiding this?
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> Yes, use a dialect 3 database.
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>>What is the best format for currency values?
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> Numeric, in dialect 3.

And what about DECIMAL ? Could be used also ? Why NUMERIC is better for
currency then DECIMAL ?


Regards
Boguslaw Brandys