>> On the other side, IDEs for adults (like Delphi) don't have datatypes
>> like NUMBER or DECIMAL to exactly match what comes from the database

> BCD?

With "datatype" I meant a simple type. One you can use in assignments,
comparisons and simple mathematical operations without calling a
function or method (like INTEGER or DOUBLE or BOOLEAN [though you'll
admittedly have problems with the mathematics for BOOLEAN ;-)]). Sorry
for being ambiguous about that.


Best Regards

Stefan


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Stefan Heymann
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