Pervasive Data Types (Magic xpa 4.x)
The following table shows the results of a Get Definition operation from a Pervasive table, and shows equivalents for Pervasive data types.
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SQL_CHAR
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Alpha
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Zstring
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n+1, 2- 256
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n, 1-255
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SQL_VARCHAR
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Alpha
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Zstring
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n+1, 2- 256
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n, 1-255
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SQL_LONGVARCHAR
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Alpha
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Zstring
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Default (0)
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Default (0)
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SQL_NCHAR
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Unicode
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Zunicode
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n+1, 2- 256
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n, 1-255
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SQL_NVARCHAR
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Unicode
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Zunicode
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n+1, 2- 256
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n, 1-255
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You must set the Picture for SQL_LONGVARCHAR data type columns to the appropriate size for your project, after getting the table’s definition.
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SQL_BIGINT
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Numeric
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Signed Integer
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4
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10
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SQL_INTEGER
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Numeric
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Signed Integer
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4
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10
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SQL_SMALLINT
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Numeric
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Signed Integer
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2
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5
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SQL_TINYINT
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Numeric
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Unsigned Integer
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1
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3
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SQL_DOUBLE
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Numeric
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Float
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8
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According to the Float property in the DBMS Properties (default: 10.3)
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SQL_FLOAT
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Numeric
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Float
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4
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5.2
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SQL_REAL
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Numeric
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Float
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4
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5.2
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SQL_NUMERIC
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Numeric
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Float
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8
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According to the Float property in the DBMS Properties (default: 10.3)
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SQL_DECIMAL
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Numeric
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Float
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8
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According to the Float property in the DBMS Properties (default: 10.3)
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SQL_DATE
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Date
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String Date
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8
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##/##/####
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SQL_TIME
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Time
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String Time
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6
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##:##:##
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SQL_BINARY
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Alpha
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Zstring
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N+1, 2- 256
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n, 1-255
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SQL_VARBINARY
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Alpha
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Zstring
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N+1, 2- 256
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n, 1-255
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SQL_LONGVARBINARY
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Blob
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Binary Large Object
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Default (12)
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SQL_BIT
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Logical
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Integer Logical
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1
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5
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TIMESTAMP
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Date
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String Date
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8
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##/##/####
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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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