The data type of the Variable determines/indicates the type of data that can be stored in a field/variable
In Access and in databases in general each field in a database table is of a certain data type. The data type determines what type of data a field can hold. A field of the text data type can hold text, a field of the number data type can hold numbers and a field of the data/time data type can hold date and time values.Access actively checks what type of data is entered into a field and Access will disallow the entry of data into a field that doesn't conform to the field's data type. Access won't allow you to put text into a field of the Number data type, for example.So, data types are a way to restrict the entry of data into a field. Internally, the database uses different strategies for the storage and retrieval of different data types.
Data Type defines the type of data that will be stored. Example : int, byte, short etc
varchar
A data type tends to mean a primitive data type. Primitive data are built-in data types, such as integers, characters and Booleans. They are basic constructs of the language (that is, they are built into the language). Primitive data also tends to be of a strict data type, meaning you can't treat characters like integers or Booleans like integers, etc., although some languages will support implicit casting of primitive data types (for example, will treat Booleans like integers if you use a Boolean in an arithmetic operation). Abstract data types are generally constructed by the user or by a higher level language. For example, you might create a currency data type, which generally acts like a float but always has a precision of 2 decimal places and implements special rules about how to round off fractions of a cent. Abstract data types also often contain the ability to either be treated as a specific type of primitive data in certain circumstances (for example, many languages allow you to treat strings as character arrays); or contain certain rules / methods to manipulate their data (such as a programming language allowing you to cast a float as an integer). A data structure is a gathering together of many different data types. For example, objects and arrays are data structures. Data structures usually can contain information of many different types (such as strings, integers, Booleans) at the same time, and in more complex structures -- namely, classes -- can contain specific methods, properties and events to manipulate that data, change its type, etc.
text
The field can contain any characters. A maximum number of 255 characters is allowed in a field whose data type is Text.
A field's data type specifies the kind of data it can contain, such as text, numbers, dates, or Boolean values. This helps ensure data integrity by restricting what type of data can be entered into that field, preventing errors and inconsistencies in the database. Choosing the appropriate data type for each field is important for accurately storing and organizing data.
Currency
Number
no
In Access, the Text data type can hold up to 255 characters. If you need to store more characters, you can use the Memo data type, which can store up to 65,535 characters.
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Short text
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The data type of the Variable determines/indicates the type of data that can be stored in a field/variable
A text field can contain both numbers and text, so that is what you would use.