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Data Type Mappings

Since the import and export objects are designed to have no runtime dependencies, the attribute data types must be native data types supported by the .NET Framework. The following table shows the mappings applied:

CA Gen Attribute Definition

.NET Framework Data Type

Text/Mixed Text/DBCS Text

System.String

Number (no decimals, =< 4 digits)

short

Number (no decimals, =< 9 digits)

int

Number (no decimals, > 9 digits)

double

Number (with decimals)

double

Number (with precision turned on)

System.Decimal

Date

System.DateTime (null represents optional data)

Time

System.DateTime (null represents optional data)

Timestamp

System.DateTime (null represents optional data)

BLOB

byte[]