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Storing up to 15 decimal places
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10/05/2021 10:06:16
 
 
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10/05/2021 10:05:28
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01680272
Message ID:
01680279
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>>>Hi All
>>>
>>>I need to store high precision GPS coordinates which can contain up to 14 or 15 decimal places, and up to 3 digits before the decimal, and the sign (which can be negative). What field type should I use/is recommended. Double? What parameters to specify in the table designer? And do I need to specifiy something with SET DECIMALS before trying to save the data into the files?
>>>
>>>TIA
>>
>>Store it as a character string.
>
>Ooh, that is a clever lateral thinking approach. Hmm, I like that :)

You're welcome.
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