Variables / DataTypes Standard Data Types: array Complex data type containing other data elements in an index. character Single digit consisting of any valid ASCII character. code block Complex data type that contains executable code. number Numeric value automatically configuring to the optimum data type. object Variable allowing the creation of system and user-define classes. null Uninitialized variable. Extended Data Types: blob Binary Large OBject for containing variable length data in a database. color Numeric integer from 0 to 255 representing a color value. crc Automatic error checking variable pointer within a database. date String variable that contains a representation of a date. double Numeric value with a range of 1.7E+-308. field Variable name pointer to a database field. float Floating point data type. hex Hexadecimal representation of a numeric value. integer Numeric value ranging from -32,768 to 32,768. jdate Numeric representation of a julian date value. logical Single digit integer either 1 or 0. long Numeric value ranging from -2,147,483,649 to 2,147,483,647. rgb Numeric value combining red, blue, and green colors values string A collection of one or more characters up to 65,536 total characters. time String variable that contains a representation of time. word Numeric value ranging from 0 to 65,536. (c) 2000-2001 by West Coast Web Adventures, Inc., All Rights Reserved