[Lazarus] Storing currency or real types in a database

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

2009/5/30 Zaher Dirkey <parmaja at gmail.com>:
> I used Firebird SQL 2.x and use numeric(18,4) for Currency, i have no
> problem because Firebird work on numeric(18,4) as INT64 with special
> convert to try to get and put at the client, in fact Delphi/FPC and

So basically you are also using Integer type to store currency. And
then * or / to convert the 4 digit decimals.

What I didn't mention in my previous post is that recurring decimals
(eg. 1.3333333....) are a real pain when storing as standard floating
point types and causes all kinds of rounding errors in calculations.
We have no decided to trunc our currency values to 2 decimals and use
our own rounding routine (not bankers rounding etc...). When then
convert our currency amounts to integers before they are stored in the
database.

So far this has been keeping use (developers) happy and our company
accountants are also happy with the results.  :-)


Regards,
  - Graeme -


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