:)

Thanks,

I am converting alot of old code, some dating back to Delphi 1 and I
am using your compatibiltiy components for the first time.

The biggest problem I have been having is invalid casting of data
types in the code.

Thanks again, you have been extreamly helpful.

best regards

Dalton

--- In IBObjects@y..., "Jason Wharton" <jwharton@i...> wrote:
> If you have a domain for your numeric columns setup then you can
turn off
> BCD for all of your columns by setting two properties.
>
> First one is you need to tell the connection that Domain names are
in the
> ColumnAttributes property. This is called FieldEntryTypes and you
need to
> include the option for domain names. Then, in the ColumnAttributes
property
> make an entry like this:
>
> MYDOMAIN=NOBCD;
>
> If you have persistent fields already defined then you will need
to redo
> them after making these adjustments to wash out the BCD fields.
>
> HTH,
> Jason Wharton
> CPS - Mesa AZ
> http://www.ibobjects.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <dcalford@d...>
> To: <IBObjects@y...>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 9:29 PM
> Subject: [IBO] Re: TIBOBCDFields and TIBOFloatFields
>
>
> > Hi Jason,
> >
> > Sorry to keep bothering you.
> >
> > What exactly is the syntax in the columnattributes to turn off
bcd
> > for a specific domain?
> > Is there a newer reference for this?
> >
> > best regards
> >
> > Dalton
> >
> > --- In IBObjects@y..., "Jason Wharton" <jwharton@i...> wrote:
> > > You can add in the TIB_Connection (or TIBODatabase)
> > ColumnAttributes
> > > property the NOBCD attribute which will cause it to use the
float
> > field
> > > instead of the BCD field.
> > >
> > > Also, feel free to go into the source and look for 'NOBCD' in
the
> > IBODataset
> > > (IBDataset) unit and change the code to avoid using BCD all
> > together.
> > >
> > > Why are BCD columns so awful to deal with?
> > > Why are they so hard to get working?
> > > Seems there is still a bug in them when accessing their value
as a
> > float.
> > > Were you getting an "out of range" error by chance?
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > > Jason Wharton
> > > CPS - Mesa AZ
> > > http://www.ibobjects.com
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <dcalford@d...>
> > > To: <IBObjects@y...>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 8:52 PM
> > > Subject: [IBO] TIBOBCDFields and TIBOFloatFields
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I have a field that is being identified as a bcd field but I
> > want it
> > > > to be dealt with as a float.
> > > >
> > > > I am using a TIBOTable and adding the fields.
> > > > When I redefine the type in the class definition the compiler
> > > > complains that it should be bcd....
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > best regards
> > > >
> > > > Dalton
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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