SYBASE data types fall into four categories: types for character data, types for numeric data, types for abstract values, and user-defined data types. Each of these types is described in the following ...

The data types fall into three categories: types for string data, types for numeric data, and types for datetime values. Each of these types is described in the following sections.

Any data that does not fall into the traditional field structure (alpha, numeric, dates) of a relational DBMS. Examples of complex data types are bills of materials, word processing documents ...