Why is a SQL float different from a C# float

Question

Howdy, I have a DataRow pulled out of a DataTable from a DataSet. I am accessing a column that is defined in SQL as a float datatype. I am trying to assign that value to

Answer 1

And normally you would never want to use float in SQL Server (or real) if you plan to perform math calculations on the data as it is an inexact datatype and it will introduce calculation errors. Use a decimal datatype instead if you need precision.