MySQL wrote:
You might also consider using two integer type fields - one for the
numerator and another for the denominator. This way storage and recovery are
easy and the mathematics are wide open.
_M
I suspect that a float add is faster than 3 integer multiplies and
sum.
It
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You might also consider using two integer type fields - one for the
numerator and another for the denominator. This way storage and recovery are
easy and the mathematics are wide open.
_M
I suspect that a float
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At 20:47 -0500 9/18/02, William Martell wrote:
Hello.
Can anyone tell me whether we can represent fractions in MySQL 4.0. I have
data representing different lengths of objects measured in inches. Can I
load this data as is into a field in MySQL or do I have to convert it first
into an floating
you could store them as 3 integers. The integral part, the numerator of
the fraction and the denominator of the fraction - then interpret them
at the client side.
William Martell wrote:
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Hello All,
Can anyone tell me whether I can represent fractions in MySQL
On Wed, 18 Sep 2002, William Martell wrote:
Can anyone tell me whether we can represent fractions in MySQL 4.0. I have
data representing different lengths of objects measured in inches. Can I
load this data as is into a field in MySQL or do I have to convert it first
into an floating point
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you could store them as 3 integers. The integral part, the numerator
of the fraction and the denominator of the fraction - then interpret
them at the client side.
This
