Yes, I wasn't suggesting that SQL server was somehow the problem - I think
the algorithm is the problem with intermediate results which are too large
(among other things).
"VC" <boston103_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> vadimtro_at_yahoo.com (Vadim Tropashko) wrote in message
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> > "Robin Tucker" <r.tucker_at_thermoteknix.com> wrote in message
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> > > The error is "Arithmetic overflow error converting expression to data
type
> > > float". This, I assume, is for the POWER function. So even when I
use
> > > BIGINT or DECIMAL(12,0), the problem is still there.
> >
> > I suggest posting the function and invocation context at microsoft
> > forum, as there must be definitely a simple solution to your overflow
> > problem.
> >
> > Otherwise, I'm inclined to add the following paragraph into my next
> > article
> > <quote>
> > An immediate property of the above labeling schema is density: we have
> > all integer positive numbers utilized. Since some database
> > implementations have integers of limited range only, density might
> > become an attractive feature, because one would be able to store and
> > manipulate bigger trees before hitting arithmetic overflow exception.
> > Today, the problem of 16-bit overflow is ridiculous, of course, but
> > that is nevertheless the practical limitation that database developer
> > have to live with in some RDBMS implementations.
> > </quote>
> >
> > I'm suspecting once again, however, that the blank statement at the
> > very end that I had drawn from your experience is wrong. I would be
> > happy to learn that the overflow is a non-issue and remove the last
> > statement.
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I'll have to defend SQL Server. COnsider this in Oracle:
>
> select rownum, path, path_numer(path), path_denom(path) from (
> select '1' path from dual
> union all
> select '1.'||rownum from all_objects
> )
>
> Result:
> rownum path
> ...............................................
> 119 1.118 6.6461E+35 6.6461E+35
> 120 1.119 1.3292E+36 1.3292E+36
>
> ERROR:
> ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: number precision too large
> ORA-06512: at "STARGUS.CHILD_NUMER", line 5
> ORA-06512: at "STARGUS.PATH_NUMER", line 19
> ORA-06512: at line 1
>
> ... only after 120 rows.
>
> VC.
>
>
>
> 120 rows selected.
Received on Mon Oct 20 2003 - 09:02:11 CDT
