[pilot-db-list] leading 0

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I agree with Carson Wilcox.

If one requires leading zeros (e.g. passwords) 
one should use a text field.


>If you enter a leading 0, it gets stored as the dec 
>equivalent of the octal value.
>I don't see a problem with this actually, since it's
>an int field, not an octal field and an int is a
>decimal value. Also it's reasonable since I have hopes
>that Marc will provide calculated fields at some point
>down the road.
>If for some reason you really need to store and octal
>or hex value, why not use a text field?