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[Firebird-docs] [Firebird-checkins] manual/src/docs/refdocs/langref/fblangref25 fblangref25-datatypes.xml, 1.6, 1.7 fblangref25.xml, 1.22, 1.23
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From: Helen B. <he...@us...> - 2016-08-11 09:41:39
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Update of /cvsroot/firebird/manual/src/docs/refdocs/langref/fblangref25 In directory sfp-cvs-1.v30.ch3.sourceforge.com:/tmp/cvs-serv16889 Modified Files: fblangref25-datatypes.xml fblangref25.xml Log Message: Corrected text for floating-point data types (Build 0.906) Index: fblangref25-datatypes.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/firebird/manual/src/docs/refdocs/langref/fblangref25/fblangref25-datatypes.xml,v retrieving revision 1.6 retrieving revision 1.7 diff -u -d -r1.6 -r1.7 --- fblangref25-datatypes.xml 27 Mar 2016 21:20:47 -0000 1.6 +++ fblangref25-datatypes.xml 11 Aug 2016 08:52:46 -0000 1.7 @@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ <section id="fblangref25-datatypes-floattypes"> <title><database>Floating-Point Data Types</database></title> - <para>Floating-point data types are examples of data stored in the DBMS with the precision matching the - scale of the number. <database>FLOAT</database> and <database>DOUBLE PRECISION</database> (DOUBLE) - are examples.</para> + <para>Floating point data types are stored in an IEEE 754 binary format that comprises sign, + exponent and mantissa. Precision is dynamic, corresponding to the physical storage format of + the value, which is exactly 4 bytes for the FLOAT type and 8 bytes for DOUBLE PRECISION.</para> <para>Considering the peculiarities of storing floating-point numbers in a database, these data types are not recommended for storing monetary data. For the same reasons, columns with floating-point data are not recommended for use as keys or to have uniqueness constraints applied to them.</para> Index: fblangref25.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/firebird/manual/src/docs/refdocs/langref/fblangref25/fblangref25.xml,v retrieving revision 1.22 retrieving revision 1.23 diff -u -d -r1.22 -r1.23 --- fblangref25.xml 13 May 2016 10:14:26 -0000 1.22 +++ fblangref25.xml 11 Aug 2016 08:52:46 -0000 1.23 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <bookinfo> <title>Firebird 2.5 Language Reference</title> <subtitle>Beta Release 1</subtitle> - <edition>12 May 2016, document version 0.905</edition> + <edition>11 August 2016, document version 0.906</edition> <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>Dmitry</firstname> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports. http://sdm.link/zohodev2dev _______________________________________________ Firebird-checkins mailing list Fir...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-checkins |
