| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] DECIMAL vs. NUMERIC |
|---|---|
| Author | Ann W. Harrison |
| Post date | 2008-02-19T18:51:38Z |
Frank Marousek wrote:
precision and DECIMAL can accept numbers larger than the
declared precision. In fact, in Firebird, they are identical
and both behave like DECIMAL.
Cheers,
Ann
> New to Firebird... I'm confused as to these two data types.According to the standard, NUMERIC should enforce the declared
>
precision and DECIMAL can accept numbers larger than the
declared precision. In fact, in Firebird, they are identical
and both behave like DECIMAL.
Cheers,
Ann