You've got that right! By the way, I'm a little embarrassed to ask, but it's
been bugging me... Your signature line: "26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math". Could
you explain that for me, please? I assume it is a joke, but it eludes me...
Heavens, John, is there _any_ subject on which you're not an expert? I
stand in constant awe of the breadth your knowledge.
One of these days, you're gonna have to come get drunk with me, and let me
pick that amazing brain of yours....
Well, here's one for you. (I'll owe you the beer, if my credit's good <g>)
I've been working with Integers and Floats and Doubles for so long that I
can't remember what terms they use in the real world. I remember we used to
call 2 and 3 "whole numbers", but what do non-computer people call "2.35"?
Are they real numbers?
Hmmm...the paragraph is:
"Both SQL Server and the .Net Framework provide a number of physical
representations of numeric and monetary data types, as shown in Table 12-1.
From a user's perspective, however, there are only three types - whole
numbers (1, 2, 3), ### numbers (3.6, 7.8), and percentages (25%). Actually,
there are four -- real people think in fractions, even if they have to be
translated into #### numbers for storage."
There's a sidebar on letting people enter 3/32 as 3/32, not 0.093
"Real" is what I'm using at the moment. What do you think?
Thanks for your advice, John. You're right, as always, and I'll make the
change. (Just as a giggle -- I was speaking to my Mom, who after
fifty-something years of marriage to a physicist is a luddite on general
principles. I asked her if she would use the expression "real number". Her
answer? "It depends on what you're counting. If it's dragons, they're all
imaginary, aren't they?")
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