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Difference in precision in sqlplus and excel [message #412237]

Wed, 08 July 2009 06:01

loveoracle
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Dear All,

In sqlplus i am getting following output. But when I check sum in Excel then I am getting difference in precesion.
Is there any reason for same.

SQL Plus output:

	SUM(A)  B  	    C D
------------- --- ----------- -
    161168899 BSE   200910060 C
   83641194.3 BSE   200910060 D
   11420845.9 BSE   200910060 C
   7272839.37 BSE   200910060 D
    763331488 NSE     2009117 C
    483849377 NSE     2009117 D
   6918785.78 NSE     2009117 C
   7049142.56 NSE     2009117 D
 
Excel Output 
	     A	B	   	C	D
-------------- --       ----------     -----
161168899.21	B	200910060	C
83641194.33	B	200910060	D
11420845.9	B	200910060	C
7272839.37	B	200910060	D
763331488.35	N	2009117		C
483849377.36	N	2009117		D
6918785.78	N	2009117		C
7049142.56	N	2009117		D

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Difference in precision in sqlplus and excel [message #412248 is a reply to message #412237]

Wed, 08 July 2009 06:29

Michel Cadot
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set numwidth ...

Excel and SQL*Plus can let you specify the precision.
You set them differently.

Regards
Michel

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Re: Difference in precision in sqlplus and excel [message #412250 is a reply to message #412237]

Wed, 08 July 2009 06:30

JRowbottom
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These are sums of different data, or different processing is taking place.
Neither Excel nor Sqlplus remove decimal places on a whim, so something different is happening that you've not shown us.

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Re: Difference in precision in sqlplus and excel [message #412274 is a reply to message #412237]

Wed, 08 July 2009 07:46

loveoracle
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Hi,

I am just taking sum of data with group by caluse in sqlplus.
And in excel I am taking indivisual values and computing sum.

Regards.

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Re: Difference in precision in sqlplus and excel [message #412279 is a reply to message #412237]

Wed, 08 July 2009 08:03

loveoracle
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Hi All,

If I run same query in command window of PL/SQL developer tool
then I am getting out same as excel.

	     A	B	   	C	D
-------------- --       ----------     -----
161168899.21	B	200910060	C
83641194.33	B	200910060	D
11420845.9	B	200910060	C
7272839.37	B	200910060	D
763331488.35	N	2009117		C
483849377.36	N	2009117		D
6918785.78	N	2009117		C
7049142.56	N	2009117		D

In sqlplus it's not showing me the precisions for some values.

Regards.

[EDITED by LF: applied [pre] tags]

[Updated on: Wed, 08 July 2009 10:31] by Moderator

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Re: Difference in precision in sqlplus and excel [message #412281 is a reply to message #412279]

Wed, 08 July 2009 08:18

Michel Cadot
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Did you read my answer and applied what I said?

Regards
Michel

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Re: Difference in precision in sqlplus and excel [message #412298 is a reply to message #412279]

Wed, 08 July 2009 09:50

JRowbottom
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Your SQL*Plus results are all showing 9 significant figures.
I suspect that you've defined the column with FORMAT 999999999

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