Would it not make sese to store the number as a decimal and have the '£' added at output?
George, in Oxford, where £££=pints > -----Original Message----- > From: David Nicholson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 July 2003 3:51 pm > To: David Goodchild > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP] XX outputting X signs > > > Hello, > > This is a reply to an e-mail that you wrote on Tue, 22 Jul 2003 at > 15:01, lines prefixed by '>' were originally written by you. > > My suggesstion would be as your adding the data to the database > > convert the > > £ to £ > > I wouldn't do that, it will eman extra CPU cycles if at a later date > you decide you want to use the data in your database for anything > other than a HTML page. Also it is 6 bytes of wasted disk space per > record - in a very large database that would show. > > David. > > -- > phpmachine :: The quick and easy to use service providing you with > professionally developed PHP scripts :: http://www.phpmachine.com/ > > Professional Web Development by David Nicholson > http://www.djnicholson.com/ > > QuizSender.com - How well do your friends actually know you? > http://www.quizsender.com/ > (developed entirely in PHP) > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
