On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 09:15:20AM +0100, Mark Buckle wrote: > > I'm not sure of the best place to look for this information, hence this > mail. > If I retrieve a float value from an Oracle database, say using > selectall_arrayref, can I be sure that the value is retrieved without > losing any precision ? > If I then store this back onto the database (without altering it in any way) > using a bound insert into .. values () statement can I be sure that the > inserted value > is an exact copy of the original ?
Yes. DBD::Oracle uses strings (partly for this reason). Tim.
