Standard data type |
DBMS-specific physical data type |
Content |
Length |
Characters |
char / CHAR |
Character strings |
Fixed |
Variable Characters |
varchar / VARCHAR2 |
Character strings |
Maximum |
Long Characters |
varchar / CLOB |
Character strings |
Maximum |
Long Var Characters |
text / CLOB |
Character strings |
Maximum |
Text |
text / CLOB |
Character strings |
Maximum |
Multibyte |
nchar / NCHAR |
Multibyte character strings |
Fixed |
Variable Multibyte |
nvarchar / NVARCHAR2 |
Multibyte character strings |
Maximum |
Standard data type |
DBMS-specific physical data type |
Content |
Length |
Date |
date / DATE |
Day, month, year |
— |
Time |
time / DATE |
Hour, minute, and second |
— |
Date & Time |
datetime / DATE |
Date and time |
— |
Timestamp |
timestamp / TIMESTAMP |
System date and time |
— |
Standard data type |
DBMS-specific physical data type |
Content |
Length |
Binary |
binary / RAW |
Binary strings |
Maximum |
Long Binary |
image / BLOB |
Binary strings |
Maximum |
Bitmap |
image / BLOB |
Images in bitmap format (BMP) |
Maximum |
Image |
image / BLOB |
Images |
Maximum |
OLE |
image / BLOB |
OLE links |
Maximum |
Other |
— |
User-defined data type |
— |
Undefined |
undefined |
Undefined. Replaced by the default data type at generation. |
— |