Variables / DataTypes



Standard Data Types:

arrayComplex data type containing other data elements in an index.
characterSingle digit consisting of any valid ASCII character.
code blockComplex data type that contains executable code.
numberNumeric value automatically configuring to the optimum data type.
objectVariable allowing the creation of system and user-define classes.
nullUninitialized variable.


Extended Data Types:

blobBinary Large OBject for containing variable length data in a database.
colorNumeric integer from 0 to 255 representing a color value.
crcAutomatic error checking variable pointer within a database.
dateString variable that contains a representation of a date.
doubleNumeric value with a range of 1.7E+-308.
fieldVariable name pointer to a database field.
floatFloating point data type.
hexHexadecimal representation of a numeric value.
integerNumeric value ranging from -32,768 to 32,768.
jdateNumeric representation of a julian date value.
logicalSingle digit integer either 1 or 0.
longNumeric value ranging from -2,147,483,649 to 2,147,483,647.
rgbNumeric value combining red, blue, and green colors values
stringA collection of one or more characters up to 65,536 total characters.
timeString variable that contains a representation of time.
wordNumeric value ranging from 0 to 65,536.


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