You think of decimals as a format, rather than as an property of the data. Took some time to sink in for me. :)



>>No, the datable doesn't contain the precision information.
>>Here's what a decimal column in a typed dataset looks like in the xml file:
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>><xs:element name="tqty" type="xs:decimal" minOccurs="0" />
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>>As you see, there in no way to store the precision. Similarly, there is no way to store the size of a string.
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>The size of a string can be stored. It is the only type which supports the MaxLength property.
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>Thanks for the information