Specifying Data Types
From InterBase
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This chapter describes the following:
- All of the data types that are supported by InterBase, and the allowable operations on each type.
- Where to specify the data type, and which data definition statements reference or define the data type.
- How to specify a default character set.
- How to create each data type, including
BLOB
data. - How to create arrays of data types.
- How to perform data type conversions.
Topics
- About InterBase Data Types
- Where to Specify Data Types
- Defining Numeric Data Types
- Date and Time Data Types
- Character Data Types
- The BOOLEAN Data Type
- Defining BLOB Data Types
- Defining Arrays
- Converting Data Types