0.0105 is being shown as -3.42149

The column is set to precision 18, scale 6, length 9

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean H. Saxe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 25 September 2001 13:31
> To: SQL
> Subject: Re: Data type conversion
> 
> 
> Use a numeric data type.  In Oracle, number(7,6), SQL server 
> is something 
> similar.  The first digit inside the parenthesis is the number of 
> significant digits, the second number is the number of digits 
> after the 
> decimal.  If you data is >= 0 and <= 1 this will work, 
> assuming you only 
> need six decimals.
> 
> -dhs
> 
> At 12:34 PM 9/25/01 +0100, you wrote:
> >I am bulk inserting a file into my database that contains 
> the column 'cost'
> >
> >The column has the following values:
> >0.113333
> >0.0105
> >0.02178
> >0.040333
> >0.028022
> 
> 
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