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| | CHARACTER(//n//) | Space-filled character string of //n// characters | | | CHARACTER(//n//) | Space-filled character string of //n// characters | | ||
| | CHAR(//n//) | Synonym for CHARACTER(//n//) | | | CHAR(//n//) | Synonym for CHARACTER(//n//) | | ||
| - | | C STRING(//n//) | Null-terminated character string of //n// characters | | + | | STRING(//n//) | Null-terminated character string of //n// characters | |
| | VARCHAR(//n//)* | String of max //n// characters, with length variable | | | VARCHAR(//n//)* | String of max //n// characters, with length variable | | ||
| | CLOB(//n//)* | Character large object of max //n// characters, with length variable | | | CLOB(//n//)* | Character large object of max //n// characters, with length variable | | ||
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| | OMNIDEX TIME(//n//) | Omnidex proprietary time supporting //n// digits of HHMMSSNN | | | OMNIDEX TIME(//n//) | Omnidex proprietary time supporting //n// digits of HHMMSSNN | | ||
| | OMNIDEX DATETIME(//n//) | Omnidex proprietary datetime supporting //n// digits of YYYYMMDDHHMMSSNN | | | OMNIDEX DATETIME(//n//) | Omnidex proprietary datetime supporting //n// digits of YYYYMMDDHHMMSSNN | | ||
| - | | * Omnidex recommends use of the CHARACTER and C STRING datatypes rather than VARCHAR and CLOB due to the requirement of a length variable. || | + | | * Omnidex recommends use of the CHARACTER and STRING datatypes rather than VARCHAR and CLOB due to the requirement of a length variable. || |
| === National Character Datatypes === | === National Character Datatypes === | ||
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| | NATIONAL CHARACTER(//n//) | Space-filled character string of //n// characters | | | NATIONAL CHARACTER(//n//) | Space-filled character string of //n// characters | | ||
| | NATIONAL CHAR(//n//) | Synonym for CHARACTER(//n//) | | | NATIONAL CHAR(//n//) | Synonym for CHARACTER(//n//) | | ||
| - | | NATIONAL C STRING(//n//) | Null-terminated character string of //n// characters | | + | | NATIONAL STRING(//n//) | Null-terminated character string of //n// characters | |
| | NATIONAL VARCHAR(//n//)* | String of max //n// characters, with length variable | | | NATIONAL VARCHAR(//n//)* | String of max //n// characters, with length variable | | ||
| | NATIONAL CLOB(//n//)* | Character large object of max //n// characters, with length variable | | | NATIONAL CLOB(//n//)* | Character large object of max //n// characters, with length variable | | ||
| - | | * Omnidex recommends use of the NATIONAL CHARACTER and NATIONAL C STRING datatypes rather than NATIONAL VARCHAR and NATIONAL CLOB due to the requirement of a length variable. || | + | | * Omnidex recommends use of the NATIONAL CHARACTER and NATIONAL STRING datatypes rather than NATIONAL VARCHAR and NATIONAL CLOB due to the requirement of a length variable. || |