Data types

These topics contain information about the data types that are supported by IBM® Informix® ODBC Driver.

Data types
IBM Informix ODBC Driver supports five different data types.
SQL data types
IBM Informix database server uses SQL data types.
C data types
IBM Informix ODBC Driver applications use C data types to store values that the application processes.
Report standard ODBC types
IBM Informix ODBC Driver supports existing applications that support standard ODBC data types only. Check the DSN option Report Standard ODBC Types to turn on this behavior.
Convert data
The word convert is used in this section in a broad sense; it includes the transfer of data from one storage location to another without a conversion in data type.

Parent topic: Informix ODBC Driver Guide

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