A Data Type Conversion

This appendix contains the following section:

Conversion of Predict Metadata

The gateway converts Predict metadata data types in the advanced data dictionary (ADD) to Oracle data types as described in Table A-1.

Table A-1 Predict Metadata

ADD Data Type	Oracle Data Type	Details
`A`	`VARCHAR2`	A null-terminated string of alphanumeric characters; maximum length must be specified. An extra byte is required for the null flag.
`B1`	`Number(3)`	Unsigned byte integer. Size: 1 byte Range: 0 to +254
`B2`	`Number(5)`	Unsigned word integer. Size: 2 bytes Range: 0 to +65535
`B4`	`Number(10)`	Unsigned long integer. Size: 4 bytes Range: 0 to +4,294,967,294
`F1`	`Number(3)`	Signed byte integer. Size: 1 byte Signed range: -128 to +127
`F2`	`Number(5)`	Signed word integer. Size: 2 bytes Signed Range: -32768 to +32767
`F4`	`Number(10)`	Signed long integer. Size: 4 bytes Range: -2147483648 to 2147483647
`F8`	`Number(19)`	Signed long integer. Size: 8 bytes Range: -9223372036854775808 to +9223372036854775807
`G4`	`FLOAT(23)`	Single floating-point number (F_FLOAT). Size: 4 bytes Range: 0.29E-38 to 1.7E38 Precision: 6 digits
`G8`	`FLOAT(49)`	Double floating-point number (D_FLOAT) Size: 8 bytes Range: 029E-38 to 1.7E38 Precision: 16 digits
`L`	`NUMBER(3)`	Unsigned byte integer. Size: 1 byte Values: 1 for `true`, 0 for `false`
`D`	`DATE`	ODBC date format.
`T`	`DATE`	ODBC time format.
`P`	`NUMBER`	Packed decimal Maximum number of digits: 31 Maximum fractions: 11 Length = int (number of digits/2) + 1 byte
`N`, `U`	`NUMBER`	Signed numeric string. A right overpunched sign is implemented. Maximum number of digits: 31 Maximum fractions: 11

When you import metadata from a DDM file, the gateway maps the metadata data types as described in Table A-2.

Table A-2 Metadata from DDM Files

DDM/Natural Data Type	ADD-Adabas Data Type	Oracle Data Type	Details
`A`	`string`	`VARCHAR2`	A null-terminated string of alphanumeric characters; maximum length must be specified. An extra byte is required for the null flag.
`B1`	`Uint1`	`Number(3)`	Unsigned byte integer. Size: 1 byte Range: 0 to +254
`B2`	`Uint2`	`Number(5)`	Unsigned word integer. Size: 2 bytes Range: 0 to +65535
`B4`	`Uint4`	`Number(10)`	Unsigned long integer. Size: 4 bytes Range: 0 to +4,294,967,294
`I1`	`Int1`	`Number(3)`	Signed byte integer. Size: 1 byte Signed range: -128 to +127
`I2`	`Int2`	`Number(5)`	Signed word integer. Size: 2 bytes Signed range: -32768 to +32767
`I4`	`Int4`	`Number(10)`	Signed long integer. Size: 4 bytes Range: -2147483648 to 2147483647
`I8`	`Int8`	`Number(19)`	Signed long integer. Size: 8 bytes Range: -9223372036854775808 to +9223372036854775807
`F4`	`single`	`FLOAT(23)`	Single floating-point number (`F_FLOAT`). Size: 4 bytes Range: 0.29E-38 to 1.7E38 Precision: 6 digits
`F8`	`dfloat`	`Number(5)`	Double floating-point number (`D_FLOAT`) Size: 8 bytes Range: 0.29E-38 to 1.7E38 Precision: 16 digits
`L`	`Unit1`	`Number(3)`	Unsigned byte integer. Size: 1 byte Values: 1 for true, 0 for false
`D`	`ada_d_time`	`DATE`	ODBC date format.
`T`	`ada_time`	`DATE`	ODBC time format.
`P`	`decimal`	`NUMBER`	Packed decimal Maximum number of digits: 31 Maximum fraction: 11 Length = int (number of digits/2) + 1 byte
`N`, `U`	`ada_numstr_s`	`NUMBER`	Signed numeric string Maximum number of digits: 31 Maximum fractions: 11