See notes on
http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/num_size.html
There's also a note on the site (though not in the FAQ)
about reading internal formats and working out what
number it represents.
Regards
Jonathan Lewis
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> Guru's
>
> I want to find out the exact space occupied by a number field. E.g I
want to
> find out the space occupied by a field
> NUMBER(7,2). I know oracle has an alogorithm to figure that out .
>
> A quick response would be highly appreciated
>
>
> RJ
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