I believe that one position is used for positive/negative value. So it wouldn't fit otherwise
-----Original Message----- [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: vrijdag 22 november 2002 12:24 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Dear List Have a look at the sql !!! SQL> create table trnid 2 ( trn_id number(10)); Table created. SQL> insert into trnid(trn_id) values('1111111111');/* 10 1's inserted*/ 1 row created. SQL> insert into trnid(trn_id) values('111111111');/* 9 1's inserted*/ 1 row created. SQL> commit; Commit complete. SQL> select trn_id from trnid; TRN_ID --------- 1.111E+09 111111111 can anyone tell why the number(10) is stored in exp format Regards, Sathyanarayanan -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jack van Zanen INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
