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January 11th, 2009, 11:56 AM
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% and numbers
I've got a column in a table that I want to make a percent value.
I enter 12.5 and it returns 12.000.00 !!!!!!!!!!!!!! so it's calculating it for me I get it. I just want the figure. So I make it a NUMBER, with 2 decimal places. I enter 12.5 and it returns 12 !!?? I change it to auto decimal places It returns 12 I change it to 1 decimal places., it returns 12. Please, what am I missing here? Jen 
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January 11th, 2009, 12:02 PM
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% and numbers
When you set a field in a table as Number, the default data type is Long
Integer, which cannot store any fractional part. Take a look at the "Field Size" property in the bottom left of the design interface. To store fractional parts, you need to use one of Single, Double or Decimal. -- Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP http://I.Am/DougSteele (no private e-mails, please) "JB" somehow@somewhere wrote in message ... I've got a column in a table that I want to make a percent value. I enter 12.5 and it returns 12.000.00 !!!!!!!!!!!!!! so it's calculating it for me I get it. I just want the figure. So I make it a NUMBER, with 2 decimal places. I enter 12.5 and it returns 12 !!?? I change it to auto decimal places It returns 12 I change it to 1 decimal places., it returns 12. Please, what am I missing here? Jen
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January 11th, 2009, 12:17 PM
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% and numbers
wow that was quick.
That did it. Thank you ! Jen "Douglas J. Steele" wrote in message ... When you set a field in a table as Number, the default data type is Long Integer, which cannot store any fractional part. Take a look at the "Field Size" property in the bottom left of the design interface. To store fractional parts, you need to use one of Single, Double or Decimal. -- Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP http://I.Am/DougSteele (no private e-mails, please) "JB" somehow@somewhere wrote in message ... I've got a column in a table that I want to make a percent value. I enter 12.5 and it returns 12.000.00 !!!!!!!!!!!!!! so it's calculating it for me I get it. I just want the figure. So I make it a NUMBER, with 2 decimal places. I enter 12.5 and it returns 12 !!?? I change it to auto decimal places It returns 12 I change it to 1 decimal places., it returns 12. Please, what am I missing here? Jen
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