Gerard,
You didn't give any indication the fields actually needed to be able to hold 9999,999,999.99. If the data can be that big then you are stuck. I was responding based on the thread title and your original post.
>Is INT as the name suggests, an integer without decimals.
>If this is the case, it would not suit as fields have to accomodate
>9999,999,999.99 minimum