Data Types
Table 2-2 shows how the MySQL data types map to the standard ODBC data types.
Table 2-2. MySQL Data Types
|
MySQL
|
ODBC
|
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BIGINT
|
SQL_BIGINT
|
|
BIGINT UNSIGNED
|
SQL_BIGINT
|
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BINARY
|
SQL_BINARY
|
|
BIT
|
SQL_BINARY
|
|
BLOB
|
SQL_LONGVARBINARY
|
|
CHAR
|
SQL_CHAR
|
|
DATE
|
SQL_TYPE_DATE
|
|
DATETIME
|
SQL_TYPE_TIMESTAMP
|
|
DECIMAL
|
SQL_DECIMAL
|
|
DECIMAL UNSIGNED
|
SQL_DECIMAL
|
|
DOUBLE
|
SQL_DOUBLE
|
|
DOUBLE UNSIGNED
|
SQL_DOUBLE
|
|
FLOAT
|
SQL_REAL
|
|
FLOAT UNSIGNED
|
SQL_REAL
|
|
INTEGER
|
SQL_INTEGER
|
|
INTEGER UNSIGNED
|
SQL_INTEGER
|
|
LONGBLOB
|
SQL_LONGVARBINARY
|
|
LONGTEXT
|
SQL_LONGVARCHAR
|
|
MEDIUMBLOB
|
SQL_LONGVARBINARY
|
|
MEDIUMINT
|
SQL_INTEGER
|
|
MEDIUMINT UNSIGNED
|
SQL_INTEGER
|
|
MEDIUMTEXT
|
SQL_LONGVARCHAR
|
|
SMALLINT
|
SQL_SMALLINT
|
|
SMALLINT UNSIGNED
|
SQL_SMALLINT
|
|
TEXT
|
SQL_LONGVARCHAR
|
|
TIME
|
SQL_TYPE_TIME
|
|
TIMESTAMP
|
SQL_TYPE_TIMESTAMP
|
|
TINYBLOB
|
SQL_LONGVARBINARY
|
|
TINYINT
|
SQL_TINYINT
|
|
TINYINT UNSIGNED
|
SQL_TINYINT
|
|
TINYTEXT
|
SQL_LONGVARCHAR
|
|
VARBINARY
|
SQL_VARBINARY
|
|
VARCHAR
|
SQL_VARCHAR
|
|
YEAR
|
SQL_SMALLINT
|
Refer to "Retrieving Data Type Information" in "Using The Product" of the DataDirect Connect64 for ODBC and Connect64 XE for ODBC User's Guide for information about retrieving data types.
NOTE: The TreatBinaryAsChar connection string attribute affects how certain ODBC data types are reported. See "TreatBinaryAsChar (TBAC)" for details.