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Mapping between the different Data Types defined in GeneXus and the types created in the Data Base in each DBMS.

DBMS /

GeneXusDataType

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Informix

DB2 for iSeries

Oracle

Dameng(7)

DB2 Universal Database

SQLite

SAP Hana (3)

Character(n)

CHAR(n)

CHAR(n)

CHAR(n)

CHAR(n)

CHAR(n)

CHAR(n)

CHAR(n)(6)

CHAR(n)

WHEN n <= 253

TEXT COLLATE RTRIM

VARCHAR(n)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VARCHAR(n)

WHEN n > 254

 

 

Character(n)

WHEN Enable NLS=True

NCHAR(n)

CHAR(n)

 

NLS not implemented

NATIONAL CHAR(n)

CHAR(n)

 

NLS not implemented

GRAPHIC(n) CCSID 13488

NCHAR(n)(4)

NCHAR(n)(6)

GRAPHIC(n)

n < 128

TEXT COLLATE RTRIM

NVARCHAR(n)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VARGRAPHIC(n)

WHEN n >= 128

 

 

Boolean

BIT

BOOLEAN

BOOL

BOOLEAN

DECIMAL(1)

NUMERIC(1)

NUMERIC(1)

NUMERIC(1)

INTEGER

TINYINT

Blob

VARBINARY(MAX)

WHEN Version >= 2005

BYTE

LONGBLOB

BYTE

BLOB

BLOB

BLOB

BLOB(2G) NOT LOGGED

TEXT

BLOB

 

IMAGE

WHEN Version < 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

DATETIME

DATE

DATE

DATETIME Year to Day

CHAR(8)

DATE

DATE

DATE

TEXT

DATE

DateTime

DATETIME

TIMESTAMP without time zone

DATETIME

DATETIME Year to Second

TIMESTAMP

DATE

TIMESTAMP

TIMESTAMP

TEXT

SECONDDATE

GUID

UNIQUEIDENTIFIER

CHAR(36)

CHAR(36)

CHAR(36)

CHAR(36)

CHAR(36)

CHAR(36)

CHAR(36)

CHAR(36)

VARCHAR(36)

VarChar(n)

VARCHAR(n)

VARCHAR(n)

VARCHAR(n)

VARCHAR(n)

VARCHAR(n)

VARCHAR(n)(5)

VARCHAR(n)(6)

VARCHAR(n)

TEXT COLLATE RTRIM

VARCHAR(n)

 

 

 

 

VARCHAR(n, a)

 

VARCHAR2(n)

WHEN Declare Varchar as Varchar2 = True

VARCHAR2(n)

WHEN Declare Varchar as Varchar2 = True

 

 

 

VarChar(n)

WHEN Enable NLS=True

NVARCHAR(n)

VARCHAR(n)

 

NLS not implemented

NATIONAL VARCHAR(n)

VARCHAR(n)

VARCHAR(n)(1)

VARGRAPHIC(X) CCSID 13488(2)

VARCHAR(n)(5)

VARCHAR(n)(6)

VARGRAPHIC(n)

TEXT COLLATE RTRIM

NVARCHAR(n)

 

 

 

 

VARCHAR(n, a)

 

NLS not implemented

 

NVARCHAR2(n)

WHEN Declare Varchar as Varchar2 = True

NVARCHAR2(n)(6)

WHEN Declare Varchar as Varchar2 = True

 

 

 

LongVarChar(n)

VARCHAR(MAX)

WHEN Version >= 2005

TEXT

TEXT

WHEN n < 65535

TEXT

CLOB

CLOB

CLOB

CLOB(n)

TEXT COLLATE RTRIM

CLOB

 

TEXT

WHEN Version < 2005

 

MEDIUMTEXT

WHEN 65535 >= n

AND n < 16777215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONGTEXT

WHEN n >= 16777215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LongVarChar(n)

WHEN Enable NLS=True

NVARCHAR(MAX)

WHEN Version >= 2005

TEXT

TEXT CHARACTER SET utf8

WHEN n < 65535

TEXT

CLOB(1)

DBCLOB CCSID 13488(2)

CLOB

NCLOB

DBCLOB(n)

TEXT COLLATE RTRIM

NCLOB

 

NTEXT

WHEN Version < 2005

 

MEDIUMTEXT CHARACTER SET utf8

 

WHEN 65535 >= n

AND n < 16777215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONGTEXT CHARACTER SET utf8

WHEN n >= 16777215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numeric(L.0)

SMALLINT

WHEN L < 5

SMALLINT

WHEN L < 5

SMALLINT

WHEN L < 5

SERIAL(s)

WHEN L < 5

AND Autonumber = True

DECIMAL(L)

NUMBER(L)

NUMBER(L)

NUMERIC(L)

INTEGER WHEN L < 19

SMALINT When N < 5

 

INT

WHEN 5 >= L < 10

INTEGER

WHEN 5 >= L < 10

MEDIUMINT

WHEN 5 >= L < 7

SERIAL8(s)

 

WHEN 5 >= L < 10

AND Autonumber = True

 

 

 

 

NUMERIC WHEN L >= 19

INTEGER When 5 >= L < 10

 

DECIMAL(L)

WHEN L >= 10

BIGINT

WHEN 10 >= L < 19

INT

WHEN 7 >= L < 10

INT

WHEN L < 5

AND Subtype of

Autonumber = True

 

 

 

 

 

BIGINT When L >= 10

 

 

NUMERIC(L)

WHEN L >= 19

BIGINT

WHEN 10 >= L < 19

INT8

WHEN 5 >= L < 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AND Subtypeof

Autonumber = True

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NUMERIC(L)

WHEN L >= 19

SMALLINT

WHEN L < 5

ANDAutonumber = False

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INT

WHEN 5 >= L < 10

AND Autonumber = False

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DECIMAL(L)

WHEN L >= 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numeric(L.D)

SMALLMONEY

WHEN 0 < D < 4

AND L-D-1 < 6

NUMERIC(L-1,D)

NUMERIC(L-1,D)

DECIMAL(L-1,D)

DECIMAL(L-1,D)

NUMBER(L-1,D)

NUMBER(L-1,D)

NUMERIC(L-1,D)

NUMERIC

DEC(L.D)
 

MONEY

WHEN 0 < D < 4

AND 6 >= L-D-1 < 15

                 
 

DECIMAL(L-1,D)

WHEN D >= 4

OR L-D-1 >= 15

                 

(1) - Up to GeneXus X Evolution 2 Upgrade #5 and GeneXus X Evolution 3 Upgrade #1.
(2) - Since GeneXus X Evolution 2 Upgrade #6 and GeneXus X Evolution 3 Upgrade #2.
(3) - Since GeneXus 15.
(4) - Up to 2000 characters when NLS is disabled and 1000 characters when NLS is enabled.
(5) - Up to 4000 characters when NLS is disabled and 2000 characters when NLS is enabled.
(6) - Up to 1900 characters, detail here.

(7) - Since GeneXus 17 Upgrade #11.

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