Re: Storing Doubles in SQL

Should have been;

INSERT INTO Employees
(EmployeeID, FirstName, LastName)
VALUES (" & d & ", N'John', N'Smith')

Also it's pointless to format the value before storing it.


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"naive14" wrote:
Thanks. So I'll use a Double definition in my sql database.

As to the second part of the question, should I convert the double to a
string and format as in :

dim s, sqlCMD as string
dim d as double

d = 5459.459
s = Format(d, "##,##0.00")

sqlCMD = "INSERT INTO tablex VALUES ('" & s & "')
' the above probably rounds off to 2 decimals


or is this valid ...

sqlCMD = "INSERT INTO tablex VALUES ('" & d & "')


"Dave Patrick" wrote:

No, always use a data type that is equal. You can always use a type that is
greater as well but you're possibly wasting storage space.

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"naive14" wrote:
>I can successfully read and write from/to sql using excel macros.
>
> I have numbers in my work*** (currency and large numbers and > fractions)
> that I so far handle using "double" in my macros.
>
> a) My basic question is what is the best way to store these values in > my
> sql
> database. Should I define a "Double" or "Float" field in my database > or
> should I define a "string" in my sql database.
>
> b) since the sql text sent to the server is all text is it best or
> neccessary to convert and format the Double to a String before using in > a
> sql
> command ?
>
>


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