# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2007-01-24 16:58:51 +0100:
> currency values should be stored in the DB as integers (i.e. as penny
> based values).  no floats (so that you avoid any rounding errors) and
> definitely no currency symbols!
 
What about DECIMAL?

> if you need to store which currency the price/ammount is in then use
> a seperate field

Or use a smart database, see e. g.
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2005-08/msg01432.php

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