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Sybase ASE Data Types - FLOAT
Versions: Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.x, 12.5.x, 12.0 and 11.x
| Sybase ASE - FLOAT | |
|---|---|
| Syntax | FLOAT[(p)] |
| Data | Floating-point numeric data |
| Parameters | p is the binary precision |
| Range | Machine dependent |
| Storage Size | 4 bytes if p < 16, 8 bytes if p >= 16 |
| Internals | if p < 16, FLOAT is stored as REAL, if p >= 16, FLOAT is stored as DOUBLE PRECISION |
| Standards | ANSI SQL |
Sybase ASE FLOAT - Equivalents in Other Databases
| Database | Data Type and Conversion |
|---|---|
| Oracle | FLOAT(p) |
| SQL Server | FLOAT(p) |
| MySQL | FLOAT(p,s) |
| PostgreSQL | FLOAT(p) |
| Informix | FLOAT(p), p is ignored |
| HP Neoview | FLOAT(p) |
| Ingres | FLOAT |
Related Data Types in Sybase ASE
| Data Types | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integers | BIGINT | INT | SMALLINT | TINYINT |
| Fixed-point | DECIMAL(p,s) | NUMERIC(p,s) | ||
| Floating-point | REAL | DOUBLE PRECISION | ||
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