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Informix data types

Informix data types
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When you create a feature class or table in ArcGIS, there are 11 different data types available for each column. These types are mapped to Informix types in the following table:


ArcGIS data type Informix data type Notes
OBJECTID INT(4) NOT NULL
SHORT INTEGER SMALLINT(2)

LONG INTEGER INT(4)

FLOAT DECIMAL(32)

DOUBLE DECIMAL(32)

TEXT VARCHAR(n)

DATE DATETIME

BLOB BLOB

GUID CHAR(8)

GEOMETRY ST_GEOMETRY ST_Geometry is a superclass. The actual data subtype created (such as ST_Multilinestring or ST_Point) depends on what type of feature class you create, whether as polygon, line, point, multipoint, or multipatch.
RASTER BLOB

See Also

  • About data types
  • About geometry storage types