At 17:21 -0500 12/20/02, Michael She wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>
>What does a 10,2 decimal definition mean.
>
>Is it 10 Digits in total with 2 decimal places OR 10 integer digits
>with 2 decimal places?
The former.
>
>For a 10,2 decimal column, should this be a valid number: 1234567890.12?
It's easy to test:
mysql> CREATE TABLE t (d DECIMAL(10,2));
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO t SET d = 1234567890.12;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.01 sec)
mysql> SELECT * FROM t;
+--------------+
| d |
+--------------+
| 999999999.99 |
+--------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
The value's been clipped to the upper end of the range.
Your next question should be why that value has 9 digits to the left
of the decimal point. :-)
>
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>MySQL, SQL
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