On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:58:09 +0100, Jiri Cincura <disk...@cincura.net> wrote: > Hi *, > > I have a table: > recreate table test ( > base numeric(15,4), > test1 computed by (base+base), > test2 computed by (cast(base+base as numeric(15,4))), > foo bigint, > bar numeric(15,4) > ); > > If I run the query: > select rf.RDB$FIELD_NAME, f.RDB$FIELD_SCALE, f.RDB$FIELD_TYPE, > f.RDB$FIELD_SUB_TYPE > from RDB$RELATION_FIELDS rf inner join RDB$FIELDS f on > (rf.RDB$FIELD_SOURCE = f.RDB$FIELD_NAME) > where rf.RDB$RELATION_NAME = 'TEST' > it reports: > BASE -4 16 1 > TEST1 -4 16 0 > TEST2 -4 16 1 > FOO 0 16 0 > BAR -4 16 1 > > Why is rdb$field_sub_type for test1 column "0"? Then it looks like > bigint. Checking the rdb$field_scale could be a solution, but is it > then numeric or decimal?
I'd say it is a bug. And it is also an indication that I need to revert a change I did in Jaybird last month :( Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
