Re: Field type for american money

From: Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:01:53 +0000
Subject: Re: Field type for american money
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Waynn Lue wrote: > For mysql, it's better to use int and then store it in cents (or > micros) so you can use all integer operations instead of float ones. > To each his own. Speed or otherwise I don't see a difference between: $total = 19.95 + 3.99; //shipping and $total = 1995 + 399; //shipping Except with the ints you have to format them for display. -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com

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