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Sybase and Transformation Datatypes

The following table compares Sybase ASE and IQ datatypes and transformation datatypes:

Sybase	Range	Transformation	Range
Bigint	-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807	Bigint	-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 Precision 19, scale 0
Binary (n)	Sybase ASE: server logical page size Sybase IQ: 1 to 255 bytes	Binary	1 to 104,857,600 bytes
Bit	0 or 1	String	1 to 104,857,600 characters
Char (n)	ASE server logical page size	String	1 to 104,857,600 characters
Datetime	Jan 1, 1753 A.D. to Dec 31, 9999 A.D. Precision 23, scale 3 (precision to 1/300 second)	Date/Time	Jan 1, 0001 A.D. to Dec 31, 9999 A.D. (precision to the nanosecond)
Decimal (P,S)	Precision 1 to 38, scale 0 to 38	Decimal	Precision 1 to 28, scale 0 to 28
Float	Machine dependent	Double	Precision 15
Image	1 to 2,147,483,647 bytes	Binary	1 to 32768 bytes
Int	-2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647	Integer	-2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 Precision 10, scale 0
Money	-922,337,203,685,477.5808 to 922,337,203,685,477.5807	Decimal	Precision 1 to 28, scale 0 to 28
Nchar (n)	ASE server logical page size	Nstring	1 to 104,857,600 characters
Numeric (P,S)	Precision 1 to 38, scale 0 to 38	Decimal	Precision 1 to 28, scale 0 to 28
Nvarchar (n)	ASE server logical page size	Nstring	1 to 104,857,600 characters
Real	Machine dependent	Real	Precision 7, scale 0
Smalldatetime	Jan 1, 1900, to June 6, 2079 Precision 19, scale 0 (precision to the minute)	Date/Time	Jan 1, 0001 A.D. to Dec 31, 9999 A.D. (precision to the nanosecond)
Smallint	-32,768 to 32,767	Small Integer	Precision 5, scale 0
Smallmoney	-214,748.3648 to 214,748.3647	Decimal	Precision 1 to 28, scale 0 to 28
Text	1 to 2,147,483,647 characters	Text	1 to 16384 characters. 1 to 32768 characters in bulk mode.
Time	12:00:00AM to 11:59:59:999PM Precision 8; scale 0	Date/Time	Jan 1, 0001 A.D. to Dec 31, 9999 A.D. (precision to the nanosecond)
Timestamp	8 bytes	Binary	1 to 104,857,600 bytes
Timestamp (Sybase IQ)	0001-01-01 00:00:00.000000 to 9999-12-31 23:59:59.999999 Precision 26, scale 6	Date/Time	Jan 1, 0001 A.D. to Dec 31, 9999 A.D. (precision to the nanosecond)
Tinyint	0 to 255	Small Integer	Precision 5, scale 0
Unichar	ASE server logical page size	Nstring	1 to 104,857,600 characters
Univarchar	ASE server logical page size	Nstring	1 to 104,857,600 characters
Varbinary (n)	Sybase ASE: server logical page size Sybase IQ: 1 to 32,767 bytes	Binary	1 to 104,857,600 bytes
Varchar (n)	ASE server logical page size	String	1 to 104,857,600 characters