Subject Re: [firebird-support] NUMERIC(18,6) PRECISION
Author Ann W. Harrison
Bogusław Brandys wrote:

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

Firebird treats decimal and numeric as equivalent, so there's no
difference at all. According to the standard, decimal supports at least
the declared precision, while numeric supports exactly the declared
precision.


Regards,


Ann