>>>>Hi,
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>>>>I am trying to decide what type to use for VFP N type data in SQL Server. The column in VFP does hold value of dollar amount. But I don't understand the significance of Money type in SQL Server. That is, when I retrieve this data into VFP application (or .NET application for that matter) how is it different from Real type? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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>>>We've discussed this problem few times on another site (I'll give you a reference later). The consensus is against money type in favor of decimal type. Say, decimal (19,4).
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>>Thank you. Do you remember, in a sentence, why against Money type? Also, is Numeric (in SQL Server 2005 they use the term Numeric instead of decimal) second parameter the same as in VFP, meaning decimal points?
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>Here is an excellent blog by Brad Schulz on this topic
http://bradsruminations.blogspot.com/2009/11/throw-your-money-away.htmlThank you.
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