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Chapter 3: Reference Topics for Oracle

Precision and scale with number datatypes

Oracle allows number datatypes to have a scale larger than the precision. Adaptive Server Enterprise numeric datatypes do not allow this.

Oracle allows number datatypes to have negative scales. Adaptive Server Enterprise numeric datatypes do not allow this. If Oracle precision and scale are not specified, precision defaults to 38.





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