Try assigning it as Teto.AsLargeInt := 999999999.99;

Allen.

At 03:23 PM 12/26/2001 -0200, you wrote:

>Hi,
>
>A have the follow table in a IB database:
>
>CREATE TABLE Formulas
>(
> CodFormula SMALLINT NOT NULL ,
> DscFormula VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL ,
> CodVctoDesc SMALLINT NOT NULL ,
> Formula VARCHAR(150) NOT NULL ,
> Piso NUMERIC(18,2) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL ,
> Teto NUMERIC(18,2) NOT NULL
>);
>
>When i try to assign a value to the field "Teto" ( tblFormulasTeto.AsFloat
>:= 999999999999.99; ) i receive an error message "Invalid floating point
>operation".
>
>I'm using a TIBOTable and Dialect 3.
>
>Any sugestions ?
>
>Helton