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MSSQL Data Types (Magic xpa 4.x)

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MSSQL Data Types (Magic xpa 4.x)

The following table shows the results of a Magic xpa Get Definition operation from an MSSQL table. Magic xpa equivalents for Microsoft SQL server data types are shown.

SQL Server Data Type

Attribute

Magic xpa Storage Type

Storage Size

Picture

CHAR(n), VARCHAR(n)

Alpha

Zstring

n+1, 2- 8001

n, 1-8000

UNIQUEIDENTIFER

Alpha

Zstring

39

38

Note: Assuming there is a column within a table entry that is defined as a UNIQUEIDENTIFER, the following rules apply:

If a default value such as NewID(), is defined in the column’s Database Default property, this function’s value is retrieved from the database and sent as a part of the INSERT statement.

If there is no Database default value defined, Magic xpa refers to the column as a regular column.

VARCHAR(max) -
for MSSQL 2005

Blob

Ansi

TEXT

Blob

Ansi

nTEXT

Blob

Unicode

INTEGER

Numeric

Signed Integer

4

10

SMALLINT

Numeric

Signed Integer

2

5

TINYINT

Numeric

Unsigned Integer

1

3

NUMERIC(p, s)

Numeric

Float

8

p-s, s

DECIMAL(p, s)

Numeric

Float

8

p-s, s

DOUBLE PRECISION

Numeric

Float

8

According to the Float property in the DBMS Properties (default: 10.3)

FLOAT

REAL

Numeric

Float

4

5.2

MONEY

Numeric

Float

8

According to the Float property in the DBMS Properties (default: 10.3)

SMALLMONEY

Numeric

Float

4

5.2

DATETIME

1. Date

2. Time

Creates two fields, one with String Date and one with String Time, that are connected by the Part of Datetime property.

8

##/##/####

SMALLDATETIME

1. Date

2. Time

Creates two fields, one with String Date and one with String Time, that are connected by the Part of Datetime property.

8

##/##/####

DATE (from SQL Server 2008)

Date

String Date

8

(Since version: 1.9)

TIME (from SQL Server 2008)

Time

String Time

Note: Magic xpa does not support Time(N) fields, except TIME(7) which is equivalent to TIME.

6

(Since version: 1.9)

BINARY( n),

Blob

String

n, 1- 8000

n, 1-8000

VARBINARY( n)

Blob

Binary

VARBINARY(max) -
for MSSQL 2005

Blob

Binary

XML

Blob

Ansii

IMAGE

Blob

Binary Large Object

Default (12)

BIT

Logical

Integer Logical

1

5

TIMESTAMP

Alpha

String

8

8

nCHAR

Unicode

ZUnicode

n*2+2

1-4000

nVARCHAR

Unicode

ZUnicode

n*2+2

1-4000

nVARCHAR(max) -
for MSSQL 2005

Blob

Unicode

  • When you use the Magic xpa Get Definition utility, Magic xpa will ask you if you want to separate the MSSQL DATETIME and SMALLTIME data types into two Magic xpa data types, one Date and one Time, which will be connected by the Part of Datetime property.

  • To see all parts of a DATE column in the format ‘YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS.mmm’ and map to an Alpha attribute, you should map the MSSQL DATETIME and SMALLDATETIME data types to Magic xpa’s Alpha attribute. This can be done by specifying ‘SQL_DATETOALPHA=Y’ in the Database Information field in the Database Properties dialog box.

  • The storage size is calculated according to the database of the table - according to the gateway's storage table. The storage size is recalculated on import.

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