>>>>>hello everybody.
>>>>>
>>>>>ok, here's one i havn't noticed before: i have a dbf with a double field (8,8). on the form i have a textbox (i used the basic textbox from VFP to eliminate any errors in the code of my txtbox class). this txtBox does not contain any code or any specs in the format and imputMask property.
>>>>>
>>>>B(8,8) or N(8,8) ? both are wrong
>>>>
>>>><snip>
>>>
>>>
>>>- well, on the double type field (not "B" as you stated) you only specify the "nPrecision" with i set at 8, the "nFieldWidth" is showing 8.
>>>
>>>- the numeric field - you are correct - was 8,7 not 8,8
>>
>>Gunnar, want you a data or a display precision ?
>>

>>clear
>>CREATE CURSOR myCursor (myField  B(8)) && double type field 8
>>APPEND BLANK
>>REPLACE myField  WITH 0.123456781
>>? "myField  =",myField
>>? "myField  =0.12345678"	,myField  =0.12345678
>>? "myField  =0.123456781"	,myField  =0.123456781
>>

>
>hello Fabio
>
>the problem is not the table (field) itself, but the capability to enter a absolute (like 12345678.00000000) into the textbox, it doesn't let me do it.
>
>to replace myfield with 12345678.00000000 - works just fine. my problem is a GUI problem.

First, 16 digits go out of double precision,
hovewer,
i'm able to put 12345678.00000000 into a textbox binded to a double data field.