Item/Field Definition

[Deskin, Bob]

I'm confused by the dictionary showing it as integer 4. That would be the
default datatype for a numeric element of 6 digits. However, a 4-byte
non-IEEE floating point number will hold a maximum of 6 significant digits.
That's the limitation of the datatype. You can probably force it to be
numeric 8, but the other two digits won't be accurate.

Bob Deskin              
PowerHouse Web Product Manager and Senior Product Advisor
Application Development Tools, Cognos Inc.
bob.deskin@cognos.com (613) 738-1338 ext 7268 FAX: (613) 727-1178
3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA


-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Rosenblatt [mailto:jrosenblatt@i2sworld.com]
Sent: November 10, 2000 10:43 AM
To: powerh-l
Subject: Item/Field Definition


I have a field defined in an Image Database as R2. QSHOW shows it as NONIEEE
FLOAT 4. The dictionary shows the datatype as integer 4. I have it defined
as numeric 6. My question is can a field this size be defined as numeric 8?

Thanks for your help.

Joseph Rosenblatt

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