NUMBER (FieldSize= INTEGER)
the opposite being
NUMBER (FieldSize = LONG INTEGER)
A short integer is basically a smaller limit than a long integer. When defining a short integer the database will supply a slot in memory that is big enough to fit the biggest short int possible.
Data-type (short for integer).
integer data type
Data is information. Data type defines the type of data - integer, character etc
integer
"int" is the keyword for integer
integer data type consumes memory of 4 bytes or 32 bits
In the computer programming language Visual Basic, the data type integer is a whole number which can be used in calclations. It can be positive, negative, or zero. The default type of integer is 32-bit, but with "short" and "long" you can have 16- or 64- bit answers. The short data type works well with small numbers and saves RAM space. If overflow is a problem, long works better because of its larger capacity. To take the integer portion of a decimal, single, or double, use the int() function. int(3.925604) returns 3 as a decimal To convert a data type to integer, use cint() cint(int(3.925604)) returns 3 as an integer
A variable has a data type such as integer, string, double. A data type tells the variable to only store values that are a particular data type, so you can only store numbers without decimal points in an integer variable, and only characters such as "ABCD" in a string variable.
The details depend on the language, but the index of an array is usually an integer data type. Anything that is compatible with an integer can be used.
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The data type of a database field determines the possible values that that field can hold. When you create a field in MS Access and assign it the Date/Time data type, than that field can only hold date and time values like 04-11-2008 17:51. When you assign the Number data type and set the field length to "Long integer" that field can only hold whole numbers. Text, Number and Date are the most common data types in Access. A more exotic data type is the Attachment data type, which can hold files or the Calculated data type which can hold a formula that calculates a result based on values from other fields.
Text is the default data type in MS Access.