Access Data Types and their DB2 Equivalents

Access Data Type

Equivalent DB2 Type(s)

Suggested Default

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INTEGER

Yes

 

BIG INTEGER

No

 

DECIMAL

No

 

SMALLINT

No

Binary

VARCHAR (length) FOR BIT DATA

Yes

 

CHAR (length) FOR BIT DATA

No

Byte

SMALLINT

Yes

 

DECIMAL (3,0)

No

Currency

DOUBLE

Yes

 

DECIMAL (precision, scale)

DECIMAL(15,2)

Date/Time

DATE

Yes

 

TIMESTAMP

No

 

TIME

No

Double

DOUBLE

Yes

 

BIGINT

No

Hyperlink

LONG VARCHAR

Yes

 

DATALINK

See remarks

Integer

SMALLINT

Yes

Long

INTEGER

Yes

Memo

LONG VARCHAR

Yes

 

CLOB (length)

No

 

VARCHAR (length)

No

OLE Object

BLOB (length)

Yes

 

LONG VARCHAR FOR BIT DATA

No

Single

REAL

Yes

 

DOUBLE

No

 

BIGINT

No

Text

VARCHAR (length)

Yes

 

CHAR (length)

No

Yes/No

SMALLINT

Yes

 

DECIMAL (1,0)

No

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