Re: Internal vs. External datatypes [question]
From: Dennis Buddenborg <thebuddman_at_delphi.com>
Date: 24 Feb 95 01:02:35 GMT
Message-ID: <Z60b0tj.thebuddman_at_delphi.com>
Date: 24 Feb 95 01:02:35 GMT
Message-ID: <Z60b0tj.thebuddman_at_delphi.com>
Harold,
A numeric attribute defined as integer in a create table command will be converted to a number(38) datatype automatically. This is what you'll see with your describe. It is recommened not to use the integer datatype in most instances because of the conversion process and the excess storage space that it uses. Hope this answers your question. -Dennis Received on Fri Feb 24 1995 - 02:02:35 CET