V4RB: Question about SQL

[Frank Schima]

Hi Claudius,


On Jan 2, 2005, at 12:40 AM, Claudius Sailer wrote:

> Am 02. Jan 2005 um 00:16 Uhr schrieb Frank Schima:
>
>> Another workaround is to use this free plug-in which handles huge ( > 
>> 64 bit ) integers:
>> <http://homepage.mac.com/delaneyrm/ExtendedPlugin.html>
>>
>> It works great for me, the only "problem" is that it creates a new 
>> class, not an intrinsic datatype, and hence you have to use "New" for 
>> each variable of this type as well as class methods to add, subtract, 
>> etc.
>
> Can you say something about speed?

I have not run any benchmarks, or used the new classes in any processor 
intensive situations so I cannot really address this. They work fast 
enough where I have used them though.

> Is it correct that you can't use it as return value in functions? Or 
> is this a missunderstanding from me?

It should work fine for this, although I have not actually done so. Any 
object type can be a return variable type for functions/methods AFAIK.

> Thanks for the information about that PlugIn!!

Happy coding!


Best regards,
Frank Schima