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Decimal vs Numeric

  • February 8, 2013 at 4:34 am

    #288998

    hi,

    What is the difference between these two data types?

    I have read like, we have these two for backward compatibility. What does it means? These two are available since sql server 6.5, Then what is the backward compatibility here?

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  • February 8, 2013 at 4:47 am

    #1585867

    No difference. One is synonym for the other, cant remember which one.

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  • February 8, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    #1586136

    In SQL Server, there is no difference.

    I guess the backward compatability would be that you can still use "numeric" rather than the offical "decimal".

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