Hi Steve,
I posted that question a couple of days ago but got no
answer. Do you agree that if I create a table with
plain number fields instead of number (x,y) I can
store any value with any precision as long as I do not
reach Oracle limits ?
--- Steve Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : >
Hi Ravindra,
>
> The largest value the can be stored in an Oracle
> NUMBER column is
> 9.999999999999999999999999999999999999999e+125. If
> you use greater precision
> (and thus larger values) in INSERT and UPDATE
> statements they will either round
> down (silently) to this value or return an ORA-01426
> (numeric overflow) error.
>
> @ Regards,
> @ Steve Adams
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>
> This is an elementary q.
>
> If i have a col of NUMBER data type what is the last
> number that can be
> stored
> in this col.
>
> Ravindra
>
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