its not stored that way internally its just displayed that way.
do a set numwidth 20 joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear List
Have a look at the sql !!!
SQL> create table trnid
2 ( trn_id number(10));
Table created.
SQL> insert into trnid(trn_id) values('1111111111');/* 10 1's inserted*/
1 row created.
SQL> insert into trnid(trn_id) values('111111111');/* 9 1's inserted*/
1 row created.
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
SQL> select trn_id from trnid;
TRN_ID
---------
1.111E+09
111111111
can anyone tell why the number(10) is stored in exp format
Regards,
Sathyanarayanan
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