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The data objects of the character-like data types are used to handle character strings.
Properties
Type | Length | Standard Length | Name |
c | 1 to 262,143 characters | 1 characters | Text Field |
string | Variable | Text string | |
n | 1 to 262,143 characters | 1 characters | Numeric text field |
d | 8 characters | Character-like date field | |
t | 6 characters | Character-like time field |
Value Ranges and Initial Values
Type | Value Range | Initial Value |
c | Any alphanumeric characters | " " for every position |
string | As for type c | Empty string with length 0 |
n | Any alphanumeric characters; only valid values are the digits 0 to 9, however | "0" for every position |
d | Any eight alphanumeric characters; only those digits are valid, however, that are valid as dates according to the calendar rules in the format "yyyymmdd": "yyyy" (year): 0001 to 9999, "mm" (month): 01 to 12, "dd" (day): 01 to 31 | "00000000" |
t | Any six alphanumeric characters; the only valid values are numbers that are valid as times in the 24-hour clock format "hhmmss". "hh" (hours): 00 to 23, "mm" (minutes): 00 bis 59, "ss" (seconds): 00 to 59. | "000000" |
Notes