Exactly.
Cheers
HJR
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"Jonathan Lewis" <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Wow,
>
> What is SCADA, and what devices is it using
> to measure to 38 digits of precision ?
>
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> Murray Peterson wrote in message ...
> >"Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote in
> >news:3be4e3a5$0$3442$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au:
> >
> >> The "real point" is, is this product of use?
> >>
> >> The real answer is, yes it is.
> >
> >Certainly, but of use in what areas? Some of those "quibbles" are
serious
> >in nature, enough so to make Oracle unusable for some applications.
> >
> >> Quibbling about how Oracle stores its numbers, for example (the site's
> >> point number 1), is a classic example of wondering how many angels can
> >> fit on the head of a pin. The fact is, it *does* store numbers, and
> >> the lack of a "float" data type is no obstacle to it being used in
> >> scientific circles.
> >
> >Sorry, but the lack of IEEE float support by Oracle is a true obstacle at
> >times. I work in SCADA, and many data acquisition devices store and
> >transmit their data in IEEE float or double format. Oracle's inability
to
> >store and retrieve these values without error makes Oracle completely
> >unusable. Would you really want the pipeline running through your
> >neighbourhood controlled by a system that can't even store some of the
> >controlling values without error?
> >
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> >Murray Peterson
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> >URL: http://members.shaw.ca/murraypeterson/
>
>
Received on Sun Nov 04 2001 - 12:40:14 CST
