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Fastest and Smallest Numeric Data Type
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Visual FoxPro
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Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00997799
Message ID:
00997801
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>Hi.
>I have a Data Warehouse type application which uses very large files with lots of fields (Typically 130 fields in each table)
>
>These have always been set up as N(13,2), and they take up a lot of space
>(If I zip them I can get 90 % reduction)
>
>I;m wondering if I use some of the other data types will they:
>1. Increase Processing speed
> (These are updated regulalrly)
>2. Reduce the size of the tables
>
>Regards,
>
>Gerard

What about to change the type from Numeric to Currency? Currency type uses 8 bytes and in it can be stored values from -$922337203685477.5807 to $922337203685477.5807.
Against Stupidity the Gods themselves Contend in Vain - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
The only thing normal about database guys is their tables.
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