This example uses the NumericScale and Precision properties to display the numeric scale and precision of fields in the Discounts table of the Pubs database.
Public Sub NumericScaleX()
Dim rstDiscounts As ADODB.Recordset
Dim fldTemp As ADODB.Field
Dim strCnn As String
' Open recordset.
strCnn = "Provider=sqloledb;" & _
"Data Source=srv;Initial Catalog=pubs;User Id=sa;Password=; "
Set rstDiscounts = New ADODB.Recordset
rstDiscounts.Open "discounts", strCnn, , , adCmdTable
' Display numeric scale and precision of
' numeric and small integer fields.
For Each fldTemp In rstDiscounts.Fields
If fldTemp.Type = adNumeric _
Or fldTemp.Type = adSmallInt Then
MsgBox "Field: " & fldTemp.Name & vbCr & _
"Numeric scale: " & _
fldTemp.NumericScale & vbCr & _
"Precision: " & fldTemp.Precision
End If
Next fldTemp
rstDiscounts.Close
End Sub