We need to store numbers that exceed the precision of the DOUBLE
datatype. The mysql manual makes no mention of a size bigger than
DOUBLE. Storing the number as a string is not preferable because of the
extra space a character string would take up. One thought is to store
two integers: the digits to the right and left of the decimal place.
The question is: is there an easier way to do this that would take up
less space than a DECIMAL column... perhaps something like a long double
column. Have I exhausted the available options? I got the feeling that I
am going to have to go with the int*2 solution but I decided I would
check with the 'experts' first.
Matthew Alan Phillips
