Questions tagged [datatypes]
Specifies the type of data being stored (string, date, numeric, etc).
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DATEADD and DATEPART with milliseconds yields strange results
I have a table containing the date in unix time and a separate milliseconds field. I now try to create a date from the two fields for later calculation (e.g. filtering on a time range). After adding ...
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JSON vs Record/Struct type in a DB
It seems like some databases have implement a Record/Struct type and others have implemented a Json/Jsonb type to handle nested data structures. A few examples being:
BigQuery Struct
CockroachDB ...
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What is the SQL Server equivalent for Oracle character set AL32UTF8?
While porting data from oracle to Azure sql database I am facing the following issue where, empty data in Oracle is converted as ➞➞➞ in SQL Server
Pic1: Data as in Oracle DB;
Pic2: Data as in Sql ...
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Oracle: Inserting into table error - either duplicate column name or invalid datatype
I'm trying to insert data from an external table.
INSERT /*+ ignore_row_on_dupkey_index ( consruct ( construct_id ) ) */
INTO construct
(construct_id,
n_term ,
enz_name,
...
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BIT VARYING internals
I Have a table called IP_Block in which I created two columns
ID of type Bit Varying(32) as PK
IP Bloc of type CIDR
the construction of the ID is the following :
For example for the block 1.0.0.0/8 ...
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Storing Hex Colors in a column in Postgres
I want to store Hex color codes in a column in my Postgres database. I would like to put a restriction on the column to ensure it has the format of being a hex color (Example: #FFAA00)
Some Example of ...
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PostgreSQL : change the type of a domain
I have a PostgreSQL DOMAIN "mydomain" based on NUMERIC(8,2). I need to change it to be based on NUMERIC (12, 2). That DOMAIN is used by about 50 tables.
ALTER DOMAIN doesn't allow to modify ...
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Best field type for cryptocurrency big numbers?
I'm using PostgreSQL for my cryptocurrency exchange database, the question is: for saving currency amount (numbers) with their precision (like 323232323232323.45454545 ~ 23 digit + 1 dot: 15 digit ...
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getting BIGINT UNSIGNED value is out of range for integer columns
Why am I getting a BIGINT out of range error when summing 2 integer values that should be within range?
SELECT
*,
numberSent - cd
FROM
(SELECT
e.id,
e.numberSent,
COUNT(d.id) cd
...
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Question on datatypes for photo app
I am working on a relational database design for a photo organising app, and as I have mentioned before, am very new to databases. I need to include exposure, aperture value and focal length. The ...
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Sqlite Affinity for hashvalues with certain size
I must store many SHA256-values in a sqlite-database and now i wonder which sqlite-affinity would be the correct one. SHA256-values have an output-length of 256bit=32byte. I am looking for an sqlite-...
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Creating a TYPE that is an Array within a Function (or a predefined Array TYPE) in PostgreSQL
I am researching migration of a major system from Oracle to PostgreSQL. Getting into coding functions now, and am looking to see if there is a compatible object in PostgreSQL where, dynamically ...
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Specific format/formula when changing column datatype [duplicate]
Can one modify a column's datatype using a very specific conversion format?
For example, when converting from datetime to varchar I'd like to use the yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss format, not the system ...
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MS SQL Management Studio - Script of INSERT statements leaves empty chars for shorter than limit NVARCHAR?
I have just observed in MS Management Studio that if we want to get the script for table's inserted values the output includes the unused free data space which is in excess for the e.g. NVARCHAR data ...
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In SQL Server, for numeric data type, can the CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH be different from NULL?
I have a SQL Server with numeric types for few columns.
When getting a table structure, I have the following results:
Query:
SELECT *
FROM DB.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_NAME = '...
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Good data format to store ISO 8601 recurrence in to mysql
I need to store ISO 8601 recurrence (something like R/20130325T06/P1D) to a table. this table stores different recurring jobs that needs to be executed.
Is there any native data type mysql (or any ...
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Would it be worthwhile to use the PostGIS extension for custom planets?
I need to be able to store latitude and longitude in several different tables. My understanding is that PostGIS has a geography column type that does this.
However, I'm not storing coordinates on ...
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How to write a wrapper for a heterogeneous VARIADIC function like jsonb_build_object()?
I am just wondering how to write a wrapper function in PostgreSQL (as of 12.x) for a heterogeneous VARIADIC function such as jsonb_build_object?
Most SQL examples of VARIADIC functions I can find are ...
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Pass scale value for NUMERIC datatype dynamically
I want to pass scale value for NUMERIC datatype dynamically:
DO
$$
DECLARE
v_roundfact INTEGER;
BEGIN
v_roundfact := 3;
CREATE TEMP TABLE TempTable ON COMMIT DROP AS
...
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Syntax error around converting timestamps to time
I am writing a function that requires some comparison between the difference date and time parts of the timestamp data type. However it keeps running into syntax errors and I cannot find out what is ...
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Dynamic table names [closed]
I am trying to create dynamic table names for each month.
This is how I tried it:
declare @query varchar(max)
declare @i date
declare @tableid int
declare @tblname varchar(20)
...
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Migrating timezone timestamps
I am trying to migrate this node library https://github.com/LocalSEOGuide/lighthouse-reporter from Postgres to MySQL and getting an error error: ER_TRUNCATED_WRONG_VALUE: Incorrect datetime value: '...
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How can I output a legible timestamp from “1583981745.335346” (stored in a 'double' field type) via a select statement?
I have a table within a WordPress installation that stores timestamps in a format that I do not recognize, nor can I figure out how to translate it. In the MySQL database, it appears as "1583981745....
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character varying vs. text as function parameter types in PostgreSQL
Is there any significant difference (in performance for example) between character varying vs. text as types for db function parameters? I have 2 usage examples:
Example 1:
CREATE OR REPLACE ...
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VARCHAR vs DATETIME
What is the reason for using VARCHAR datatype on a column storing values in date and time 2020-01-01 11:04:37 instead of using DATETIME datatype in SQL database table?
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What is the right data type to store only -1 0 and 1 in postgres column?
I want to store only 3 states in a column (if it was 2, I would use a boolean)
I considered using an ENUM('up', 'down', 'none') but it seems ENUMs take some significant space
Is there a better way to ...
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Postgres 11: fastest way to convert a small list of numbers to text (to be used as NOTIFY payload)
I am on Postgres 11.5 and in a trigger function I issue one or more pg_notify calls for each row modified in the transaction. The most common payload is a list of 12 float numbers, representing two ...
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How to store values that include numbers and strings? Example: 1.25, trace, not applicable, etc
I created a database for nutritional table information. This database have values like carbohydrates, protein and fats of a food (there is a total of 28 fields).
The problem is that there are special ...
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default permissible datatype conversion matrix
Today I wanted to define a uuid of value 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000. Being a SQL Server man, I'd usually...
select cast(0x0 as uniqueidentifier);
...but I'm in postgres world now so I ...
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Bit map of yes/no answers: Should I store it as binary, blob, varchar, or int?
I am developing a web app in Laravel where I have to ask users a set of Yes/No questions and save the answers in the database. I thought that I should try and save all answers in binary rather than ...
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Numeric data-type for integers
I need to store exact sums of bigint columns in a summary table. So I must use data type numeric for those columns.
Now I am wondering if setting the scale to 0 in this case makes sense (e.g. maybe ...
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Having md5(NULL) return a non-NULL value in postgresql
I have a table with the structure (content_md5 UUID, content TEXT), where I'd like to use content_md5 (which is the value of md5(content)) as the primary key, and use it as a foreign key in other ...
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Is DEFAULT NULL and 'nullable value without default' completely the same?
ALTER TABLE test_table ADD COLUMN a DEFAULT NULL;
vs.
ALTER TABLE test_table ADD COLUMN a;
Both columns will set NULL if column a is not specified.
As far as I know, if I add a column into a table ...
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Typeorm: How to make composite key in one table as foreign key in other table
I'm using Typeorm JavaScript not Typescript for PostgreSQL in Nodejs application. I have a two tables:
Resource
Passenger
In Resource Table I have id and type both are primary key and act
as ...
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Postgresql: Cast row to type
I read: Use composite type to create new table
I have a table called locations, e.g. representing objects with lat. and long. coordinates.
In another table, I declared a column of type locations (...
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Postgresql numeric and decimal is automatically rounding off
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ttable (
tcol decimal(9,7)
);
insert into ttable(tcol) values(17.4604786);
the value is getting stored as 17.46
Happens the same if I use decimal/numeric type
I am ...
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Postgres numeric type overflow after 1023 bisection of 1
i am testing the numeric type in postgres according the precision and scale i declared the numeric type with (1000,900) which gives me 900 digits decimal points but when i test it by inserting and ...
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PostgreSQL CREATE TYPE using multiple relations?
I'm becoming familiar with PostgreSQL's ability to define a data type https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-createtype.html using CREATE TYPE syntax.
It appears to me that this type does not ...
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how to get content from a TEXT column in mysql? [closed]
maybe dumb question but if I have a table with a MEDIUMTEXT column how do I query that table and see what the actual content is? eg SELECT text FROM PRIMARY_TEXT WHERE id = 1. What I get back now is [...
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Change column datatype without rewrite when data remains unchanged
For example:
timestamp(tz) to int8
date to int4
json to text
The raw data is unchanged, and the only difference is how that data is handled. So it should be possible to change back and forth cleanly ...
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Handling MySQL length=22 and decimals=31
I'm using MySQL's C api to determine the maximum possible value that can be stored in a specific field.
I have the following table:
CREATE TABLE test (
f1 double(4,2),
f2 double
)
When I ...
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Proper way to store permissions (datatype)
I'm modeling a MySQL database and it has a users table with the columns:
username
passhash
permissions
The access crontrol will be made on programming level (NodeJS).
Each user may have a different ...
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Is it safe to use Strings instead of SqlStrings for CLR function input parameters?
I have a CLR scalar UDF implemented through C# code. I've noticed that using the String data type for input parameters significantly improves performance compared to the SqlString data type. In ...
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Designing Calendar table - datatypes
I'm in the process of designing the Calendar table. I took some inspiration from Database design book by Louis Davidson.
What I'm confused about are the data types.
Example:
MonthName varchar(10) ...
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Generic type functions in T-SQL
Consider the following function
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.SafeDivide
(
@a numeric,
@b numeric
)
RETURNS numeric
AS
BEGIN
RETURN CASE
WHEN @b = 0
THEN 0
...
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Why does Oracle consider a larger number to be smaller? [closed]
For some reason when I try to do greater than or less than, it says that 100 is less than 2. I think it's only reading the first digit when it determines the greater/less value. Not sure why or if its ...
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Storing GTIN/EAN values with PostgreSQL. Which data type to use?
I am building a product database and I need to store GTIN/EAN (Global Trade Item Number/European Article Number) values. Probably except GTIN-14 as it does not seem to be used at retail sales? I read ...
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MySQL (MariaDB) - “Data too long for column” for a very short value, not reproducible elsewhere
I have a table logs with a column info - the type is text. I get an error running the following query:
insert into logs (date_time, info, log_code, company_id,
updated_at, created_at) values ('...
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how to create a data type and make it available in all Databases?
If I create a stored procedure in the master database, and I want to execute it from any of my databases I just follow this link:
Making a Procedure Available in all Databases
that give me this code ...
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How is TINYINT(1) converted to BOOL/BOOLEAN?
I can understand that if you UPDATE a TINYINT(1) column and pass a value of 1 or 0 it will convert it to TRUE or FALSE, respectively.
I'm just confused on what happens when you UPDATE the column ...
