Sql server 2000 data type

Question

In sql server 2000, what data type do I use for a field that
needs to show two decimal places? It is a weight field, so the
weight in ounces could be something like 12.25 and it needs to
store it this way in the database. I'm kind of new to sql server,
so any help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

You asked "In sql server 2000, what data type do I use for a
field that needs to show two decimal places?" and I answered
"decimal and numeric". How much clearer could I be?
Numeric data types with fixed precision and scale.
decimal[(p[, s])] and numeric[(p[, s])]
Fixed precision and scale numbers. When maximum precision is
used, valid values are from - 10^38 +1 through 10^38 - 1. The
SQL-92 synonyms for decimal are dec and dec(p, s).
p (precision)
Specifies the maximum total number of decimal digits that can
be stored, both to the left and to the right of the decimal point.
The precision must be a value from 1 through the maximum precision.
The maximum precision is 38.
s (scale)
Specifies the maximum number of decimal digits that can be
stored to the right of the decimal point. Scale must be a value
from 0 through p. The default scale is 0; therefore, 0 <= s
<= p. Maximum storage sizes vary, based on the precision.
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it has everything you will probably need to know about SQL Server.
Or you could just use the online version at
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Phil