[fpc-devel] RFC: TParam.AsBCD vs. AsFMTBCD

[LacaK]

Ok, here is patch for AsFMTBCD: TBCD ... 
http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=18809
Please review.
It seems, that methods TParam.GetData and SetData are not used at all 
... strange ;-)
Laco.

> Well, the Delphi compatible way is usually preferred.
>
>
> It makes no sense to have both .asBCD and asFMTBCD to have the same 
> result type.
>
> The same can of course be said about .asBCD and .AsCurrency; But since
> Delphi compatibility is a goal, I think we should follow them.
>
> Borland could perfectly have sufficed with 2 properties (.AsCurrency, 
> AsBCD). For some reason they introduced 3.
>
> Michael.