John Bartow
john at winhaven.net
Wed May 18 10:37:43 CDT 2005
I've considered no longer using Integers for variables because of the 16 bit issue. However, I have been reluctant to do so for field datatypes. When utilizing data from another non-access application this may affect how the other apps behave. Comments? John -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:24 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: RE: [AccessD] Global Variable However, Integers, while they may be misused, even if they are used correctly, they are still bad practice, because they are 16 bit variables. ========Why is that bad? If it saves you the trouble of writing code that does exactly what the data type does -- reject an inappropriate value? Why would you bother? What is bad about using the data type for its said purpose, regardless of its size? Susan H.