/**
  * Converts a Object into a big decimal. If the Object is a date, its time value is used to create
  * the number. If the Object is a Number, the double value is used. As last try the Object is
  * converted into a String and this String is parsed into a BigDecimal. If this failed,
  * BidgDecimal (0) is returned.
  */
 public BigDecimal convertNativeToNumber(tsColumn coldef, Object o) throws tinySQLException {
   return ParserUtils.convertToNumber(o);
 }