I'd probably argue the point too if I were them ;-)<br><br>When 01, 02, 99 etc are <i>stored</i> the number of decimal digits is irrelevant since they're stored as binary.<br><br>The number of digits <i>shown</i> in output depends on formatting, e.g. zero padding, hexadecimal notation etc. <br>
<br>If they were stored as <i>text</i>, then storage space would correspond with the number of ASCII digits.<br><br>02 cents' worth<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 11:04 AM, PIKE Philip <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:PIKEP@bmg.vic.edu.au">PIKEP@bmg.vic.edu.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span>Hi all, I would
appreciate some feedback.</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span>On my last SAC I
asked students to use a 2 digit code for stock numbers. We use VB.Net and some
student used 01,02 etc. I was looking for 10-99 inc. some of my top students
used 01, etc and will no doubt want to argue the point with
me.</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span>01,02 are fine as
text strings, but do they qualify as 2 digits when stored as
integers?</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span>What do you
think?</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span>Thanks</span></font></div>
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