Specifying Data Types

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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