Re: What is max. column name size?

Posted in 1997

Michel Behna — Wed, 02 Apr 1997 18:43:18 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Depends on what version you are using! Look in the Informix manuals. Michael Burr wrote: > > Greetings everyone, > > I've got a couple really basic questions about Informix that I'd like to > know for comparison with Oracle and DB2. Thanks in advance for your > consideration. > > 1. When naming columns: > > A. How long can names be? > B. What characters can be used (any special characters illegal) ? > > 2. What data types does Informix support? I'm talking standard builtin > data types here - user defined or datablade. > > Thanks much, > > ------------ > Michael Burr Boeing Commercial Airplane Group 6-6F43, M/S 20-16 > Email: michael.n.burr@boeing.com -- Michel Behna DoD #1821