Data Type Mappings from OLE DB Data Types (SQL Server Compact)
SQL Server Compact 3.5 converts OLE DB data types to native SQL Server Compact 3.5 data types.
Data Type Mappings
The following table shows the mapping of native data types in SQL Server Compact 3.5 to the standard OLE DB data types, including any related properties and limitations.
| SQL Server Compact 3.5 data type | OLE DB data type | OLE DB properties | SQL Server Compact 3.5 specifics |
|---|---|---|---|
bigint |
DBTYPE_I8 |
|
|
binary |
DBTYPE_BYTES |
DBPROP_COL_FIXEDLENGTH = VARIANT_TRUE |
|
bit |
DBTYPE_BOOL |
|
|
datetime |
DBTYPE_DBTIMESTAMP |
|
Valid year range 1753-9999; valid second range 0-59 |
float |
DBTYPE_R8 |
|
|
image |
DBTYPE_BYTES |
|
|
integer |
DBTYPE_I4 |
|
|
money |
DBTYPE_CY |
|
|
national character |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
DBPROP_COL_FIXEDLENGTH = VARIANT_TRUE |
|
national character varying |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
DBPROP_COL_FIXEDLENGTH = VARIANT_FALSE |
|
ntext |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
|
|
numeric |
DBTYPE_NUMERIC |
|
|
real |
DBTYPE_R4 |
|
|
smallint |
DBTYPE_I2 |
|
|
uniqueidentifier |
DBTYPE_GUID |
|
|
tinyint |
DBTYPE_UI1 |
|
|
varbinary |
DBTYPE_BYTES |
DBPROP_COL_FIXEDLENGTH = VARIANT_FALSE |
|
See Also
Reference
OLE DB Provider Reference (SQL Server Compact)
Other Resources
Building Native Applications (SQL Server Compact)