INF: Conventions dbconvert() Uses to Convert FLOAT to CHAR

 Last reviewed: April 25, 1997
Article ID: Q69450

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SQL Server Programmer's Toolkit, version 4.2

The DB-Library (DB-Lib) function dbconvert() makes use of the C run-time library function gcvt() to convert floating-point numbers to a string. The following convention is used:

  • Numbers less than 0.1 are represented in exponential format.
  • Numbers greater than or equal to 0.1 with 18 or less significant digits are represented in decimal format. Numbers having more than 18 significant digits are represented in exponential format.

Additional query words: dblib
Keywords : kbprg SSrvDB_Lib SSrvProg
Version : 4.2
Platform : OS/2

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Last reviewed: April 25, 1997
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