How do I stop currency field from changing cents to zeros?

I have an "amt paid" number field set to long integer, currency, 2 decimals.
When I enter an amount (like 49.55) it defaults the cents .55 to zeros 49.00.
I have other fields that are identical and do not change my cents when
entered. Is there a way to fix this glitch in Access 2007?

Use a Currency field. The integer types can store whole values only.

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"GypsyWeaver" wrote in message
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I have an "amt paid" number field set to long integer, currency, 2
decimals.
When I enter an amount (like 49.55) it defaults the cents .55 to zeros
49.00.
I have other fields that are identical and do not change my cents when
entered. Is there a way to fix this glitch in Access 2007?

On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:31:01 -0700, GypsyWeaver
wrote:

I have an "amt paid" number field set to long integer, currency, 2 decimals.
When I enter an amount (like 49.55) it defaults the cents .55 to zeros 49.00.
I have other fields that are identical and do not change my cents when
entered. Is there a way to fix this glitch in Access 2007?

To fix it, don't use a Long Integer datatype. An Integer is by definition a
whole number.

Use a Currency datatype instead of any sort of Number. That's what it's for; a
Currency value is a huge scaled integer with four decimal places (no more, no
fewer) and a range into the trillions (almost enough to store the final cost
of the federal bailout, if we're lucky).
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John W. Vinson [MVP]