Re: return type for SUM(numeric-column) is String

Mark Matthews <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.db.mysql.java
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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Amit M Bhosle wrote:
> hi..
> 
> i'm using mysql server version 5.0.21-standard, and am seeing this
> wierd behavior that SUM of a numeric column returns a java.lang.String
> !
> 
>  was wondering if anyone else has seen this behavior, and if this is
> a known issue, with (hopefully) a workaround..
> 
> thanks..
> AB
> 

Amit,

What version of the JDBC driver are you using? The server _does_ tell
the JDBC driver that it's a string (really!), but newer versions of the
driver can sometimes figure out that you're not really looking at a string.

	-Mark


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Mark Matthews
MySQL AB, Software Development Manager - Connectivity
www.mysql.com
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