Re: FLOAT

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On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 14:47:07 -0500, Rogers wrote:

>I only want to use float datatype because I have to frequenly convert the
>database into Access 97 and Access doesn't support decimal and numeric
>datatype.

Hi Rogers,

I just did a quick test - create a table with a decimal(9,2) column in
SQL Server, then create a linked table in Access 97. Access defines the
column as double. I could enter and retrieve data without any problems
(other than data with more than two decimals being rounded).

Best, Hugo
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