Jeff Woods <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
>On 12/14/95, Jim Roach <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>|>I have successfully converted a couple of Image Databases to Image/SQL
>|>and am able to access them using MS/Access, Excell and Word.  However
>|>some of the DB's contain real numbers (R2 and R4) data types.
>|>
>|>Following the directions in the manual, I updated the type in the DBE
>|>to CHAR(4) and CHAR(8) respectivly.  This however puts the data in an
>|>unviewable format.
 
>|>The problem that I have is I need to be able to view these fields with
>|>their correct values, have call the response center and they haven't
>|>gotten back to me with a fix yet.
>|>
>|>Help!! Anyone who can help answer this it would be greatly appreciated.
 
        HP recommends that you use "float" as the default mapping type - see
the HP IMAGE/SQL Administration Guide.  The only problem is that is
doesn't do exact mapping.
 
                Hope that helps Larry