Numbers vs. text for fields

[CAD Fiend]

Hello,

Is there any benefit from using numbers instead of text when making
fields? In all the examples below, the datatype could be a text value
or number. When would I want to use a number vs. text value?

Township
Range
Section
Tract
Street Number
Lot Number
Zip
Depth in Feet
Total Surface Area in Feet
Acres

TIA.

Phil.

 

[Allen Browne]

Homework, eh?

 

[KARL DEWEY]

To do math. Zip codes and telephone numbers contain digits but you never add
or subtract them.

 

[John Nurick]

To do math. Zip codes and telephone numbers contain digits but you never add
or subtract them.

Except when performing cabalistic and numerological operations. See my
forthcoming thriller The Alexander Graham Bell Code.

 

[Duane Hookom]

Is that the episode where he and Watson go in search of the formulat behind
the bell curve?

 

[CAD Fiend]

Nope. This is work stuff. I'm done with schoolin' (see * below). It's all
OJT and NG's now.

* Although if anyone can recomend a good online Access class program that's
reasonably priced - I'd be interested

 

[CAD Fiend]

Karl,

Thanks for your reply. I realized that AFTER I did the post. Next time will give
it some MORE thought before I post it up. But Thanks anyway.