Thread: 23 quadrillion $ for pack of smokes?

Originally Posted by Ynot

this was on slashdot

credible explanation,
23,148,855,308,184,500 x 100 (value stored in database, in cents)

convert to hex
2020202020201250

Hex value 20, is the ASCII code for a space

Operator entering record padded the value with spaces, rather than zeros

That's some seriously lacking sanitation!!!!!

I mean really.... how did the numbers get converted from ASCII and not the spaces?