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Re: [OT] Lack of IEEE values in Oracle

From: Roger Schlafly <roger_95073_at_my-dejanews.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 20:21:03 GMT
Message-ID: <PwCF7.12351$fk6.3899959411@twister1.starband.net> 





"Murray Peterson" <mwp_at_home.com.invalid> wrote


> > But I can appreciate why you think it is vital

> > to store numbers as IEEE format.

> IEEE format is an extremely common standard in this world, and I find it

> problematic (and expensive) that I have to write middleware to deal with

> them.




That is an understatement. Is there even one computer in current
production anywhere in the world that does not use IEEE format?
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