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Re: SQL Worksheet

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:44:35 -0800
Message-ID: <1165880674.994382@bubbleator.drizzle.com>


Geoff Muldoon wrote:
> damorgan_at_psoug.org says...

>> beerora wrote:
>>> I am using Foxpro to extract data from ORACLE9i.  I am connected
>>> through ODBC. One of the field in DB is number.  When I retrieve the
>>> data from DB by FOXPRO the result is not ROUNDER or TRUNCATED.  But the
>>> same query when I use in SQL Worksheet, the result is either ROUNDED or
>>> TRUNCATED to one decimal point.
>>>
>>> E.g., if the value is 2345678.95 then it is rounded to 2345679.0
>>>        if the value is 234567.23 then it is truncated to 234567.30
>>>
>>> Can anyone help me why SQL worksheet behave this way?
>> What do you want to do? Just use the appropriate function.
>>
>> SELECT TRUNC(<column_name>) or SELECT ROUND(<column_name>, <places>)

>
> Daniel,
>
> I think the OP is wanting the reverse, setting the format mask in SQL
> Worksheet for a higher/not limited level of precision than his current
> defaults are providing.
>
> GM

Don't have the product so if that is the question I can't comment.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
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Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org
Received on Mon Dec 11 2006 - 17:44:35 CST

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