DAP Relational Database Server II

Table Test 1

Transact-SQL (Microsoft)

Type	Range	Storage Bytes	DAP equiv.
bigint		8 bytes	none
int		4 bytes
numeric
decimal
bit
smallint		2 bytes
tinyint		1 bytes
smallmoney
money
float		4 or 8 bytes
real		4 bytes
date
datetimeoffset
datetime2
smalldatetime
datetime
time
char
varchar
next
nchar
nvarchar
ntext
binary
varbinary
image
cursor
timestamp
hierarchyid
uniquieidentifier
sql_variant
xml
table

PostgreSQL Data Types

Boolean and Binary Types

Data Type	Description	Standardization	Logical DAP data type association.
boolean, bool	A single true or false value.	SQL99	Boolean
bit(n)	An n -length bit string (exactly n binary bits).	SQL92	None
bit varying(n), varbit(n)	A variable n -length bit string (up to n binary bits)	SQL92	None

Character Types

Data Type	Description	Storage	Standardization	Logical DAP data type association.
character (n ), char(n )	A fixed n -length character string.	(4+n) bytes	SQL89	String
character varying(n), varchar(n)	A variable length character string of up to n characters.	Up to (4+n) bytes	SQL92	String
text	A variable length character string, of unlimited length.	Variable	PostgreSQL-specific	String

Numeric Types

Data Type	Description	Storage	Standardization	Logical DAP data type association.
smallint, int2	A signed 2-byte integer	2 bytes	SQL89	Int16
integer, int, int4	A signed, fixed-precision 4-byte number.	4 bytes	SQL92	Int32
bigint, int8	A signed 8-byte integer, up to 18 digits in length.	8 bytes	PostgreSQL-specific	None (Need Int64)
real, float4	A 4-byte floating point number.	4 bytes	SQL89	Float32
double precision, float8, float	An 8-byte floating point number	8 bytes	SQL89	Float64
numeric(p,s), decimal(p,s)	An exact numeric type with arbitrary precision p, and scale s.	Variable	SQL99	None
money	A fixed precision, U.S.-style currency.	4 bytes	PostgreSQL-specific, deprecated.	None
serial	An auto-incrementing 4-byte integer.	4 bytes	PostgreSQL-specific.	None

Date and Time Types

Data Type	Description	Storage	Standardization	Logical DAP data type association.
date	A calendar date (day, month, year).	4 bytes	SQL92	None
time	The time of day.	4 bytes	SQL92	None
time with time zone	The time of day, including time zone information.	4 bytes	SQL92	None
timestamp (includes time zone)	Both date and time.	8 bytes	SQL92	None
interval	An arbitrary specified length of time	12 bytes	SQL92	None

Geometric Types

Data Type	Description	Standardization	Logical DAP data type association.
box	A rectangular box in a 2D plane.	PostgreSQL-specific	None
line	An infinite line in a 2D plane.	PostgreSQL-specific	None
lineseg	A finite line segment in a 2D plane.	PostgreSQL-specific	None
circle	A circle with center and radius.	PostgreSQL-specific	None
path	Open and closed geometric paths in a two-dimensional plane .	PostgreSQL-specific	None
point	geometric point in a 2D plane	PostgreSQL-specific	None
polygon	A closed geometric path in a 2D plane	PostgreSQL-specific	None

Network Types

Data Type	Description	Standardization	Logical DAP data type association.
cdir	An IP network specification	PostgreSQL-specific	None
inet	A network IP address, with optional subnet bits.	PostgreSQL-specific	None
macaddr	A MAC address (e.g., an Ethernet card's hardware address).	PostgreSQL-specific	None

System Types

Data Type	Description	Standardization	Logical DAP data type association.
oid	An object (row) identifier.	PostgreSQL-specific	None
xid	A transaction identifier	PostgreSQL-specific	None

Template

Types

Data Type	Description	Standardization	Logical DAP data type association.