Re: data type for number

        Use NUMBER for variable length as well as fixed length numbers.

	They will be stored in Oracle's internal format which is very
	similar to floating point.


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On 7/7/00, 8:16:38 PM, "SP" <spant1_at_aol.com> wrote regarding data type for number:

> This looks like a silly question but I coudn't find proper datatype
 for
> storing variable sized number in a table.
> http://technet.oracle.com/docs/products/oracle8i/doc index.htm says
> datatype NUMBER stores fixed or floating point number. But what
 about
> variable sized number? Please help!
> SP
Received on Sat Jul 08 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT