Length
Define the internal or stored size of the column. The size is based on the data type.
Data Type |
Size |
Character String |
Up to 32,767 bytes. |
Numeric |
Up to 32,767 bytes. |
Integer |
1, 2, 3, or 4 bytes. |
Unsigned integer |
1, 2, 3, or 4 bytes. |
IEEE float |
N/A (always 8 bytes). |
BCD float |
N/A (always 8 bytes). |
Business math |
N/A (always 8 bytes). |
C float |
N/A (always 4 bytes). |
C double |
N/A (always 8 bytes). |