Jonathan Duncan wrote: > 1 1/16" > 3/8" > 3/16" > 1 5/32" > 45º > 10º > 2 7/16" > > These aren't pretty numbers to enter into a database. The simple way would > be to enter them as CHAR's and forget about them, but then searching on that > could cause problems.
If you're not going to be doing any calculations on the numbers, why do they need to be a numeric type? Just use CHAR or VARCHAR. I suppose you might want to sort them numerically, but adding a separate sort_order column might be easier than doing the calculations to convert whatever numeric value you're storing into something displayable. -- Keith C. Ivey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Washington, DC --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
