Maximum length for numeric

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I gave a field with the datatype of numeric(8,2) in my table. Now i want to know how many values should be allowed to enter into that field,guide me soon....

Posted 15-May-12 20:53pm

Priyaaammu

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Ganesan Senthilvel · Answer 1 · 2012-05-15T20:55:00

Solution 1

Refer MSDN page for precision, scale and length of SQL data types: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190476.aspx[^]

Posted 15-May-12 20:55pm

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Priyaaammu 16-May-12 3:00am

K..but how to set maximum length in design page for numeric?

bhagirathimfs · Answer 2 · 2012-05-15T20:57:00

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numeric(p,s)
Where p is a precision value; s is a scale value.

For example, numeric(6,2) is a number that has 4 digits before the decimal and 2 digits after the decimal.

Posted 15-May-12 20:57pm

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Priyaaammu 16-May-12 3:00am

K..but how to set maximum length in design page for numeric?

bhagirathimfs 16-May-12 3:37am

Actually this size of numeric is database dependent.

This link may help you to know the max size of numeric.
http://drupal.org/node/159605

Deepak_Sharma_ · Answer 3 · 2012-05-16T00:56:00

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Hi,

Refer to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa258271%28v=sql.80%29.aspx[^]

Posted 16-May-12 0:56am

Deepak_Sharma_