Index: branches/RC/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php
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diff -u -r9334 -r9520
--- branches/RC/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php	(.../dbitem.php)	(revision 9334)
+++ branches/RC/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php	(.../dbitem.php)	(revision 9520)
@@ -528,6 +528,10 @@
 					isset($params['type']) &&
 					preg_match("#int|integer|double|float|real|numeric|string#", $params['type'])
 				) {
+			if ($params['type'] == 'numeric') {
+				trigger_error('Invalid field type <strong>'.$params['type'].'</strong> (in ValidateType method), please use <strong>float</strong> instead', E_USER_NOTICE);
+				$params['type'] = 'float';
+			}
 			$res = is_numeric($val);
 			if ($params['type']=='string' || $res) {
 				$f = 'is_'.$params['type'];