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-00Eric Clapton

2005-09-16, 3:23 am

I am using SQL 2000. What is the difference between a numeric type and
decimal type data? Are they interchangeable?


Hari Prasad

2005-09-16, 3:23 am

Hi,

In SQL Server, the numeric data type is equivalent to the decimal data type.

Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP

" -00Eric Clapton" <a@b.com> wrote in message
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>I am using SQL 2000. What is the difference between a numeric type and
>decimal type data? Are they interchangeable?
>



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