converting problem(float with currency) - reg

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I use currency datatype in Sql server. When i code in C# I use float datatype. Both currency and float are different shows different figures while calculating sums. Please anyone help to avoid this?

Posted 5-Jan-11 21:35pm

aharisankar

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Richard MacCutchan 6-Jan-11 4:32am

Never use float/double for currency; always use an integral or specialist decimal numeric type - unless you don't care about accuracy.

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Hiren solanki · Answer 1 · 2011-01-05T21:41:00

Solution 1

Decimal datatype is there for equivalent money in SQL.

See the comparison HERE[^] between SQL Datatype and corresponding CLR datatype.

Posted 5-Jan-11 21:41pm

Hiren solanki