From: Jack Su <jackxxu@...>
Date: 2010-10-18T12:00:15+09:00
Subject: Re: data type for a string value

Xavier Noria wrote in post #955025:
> This problem is too generic. Are we talking only numbers vs strings or
> are there more data types involved?

as I mentioned, all data types, including dates, data times, percentage, 
currency, etc. for example, there can be "$ 1.02". basically values you 
can see in a spreadsheet.

> If the former, do you need to tell
> integers from floats?

No.

> Are the conventions on number formatting known
> beforehand?

No, and Yes. there are a set of them, such as '1,234' and '2010-09-09' 
and '09/09/2010'. That is the point. a human can see it right away, but 
a computer will need to need to figure this out.

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