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Background documentation Converting the Data Types Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

The SAP DB Loader can convert between numeric data types, if necessary.

You can use the external data type CHAR to read or output any internal database data type.

 

External Data Type

Internal Database Data Type

Loading data
to a database instance

INTEGER, DECIMAL, ZONED, REAL

FIXED, FLOAT, SMALLINT, INT[EGER]

Unloading data
from a database instance

FIXED, SMALLINT, INTEGER

INTEGER, DECIMAL, ZONED, REAL

FLOAT

REAL or CHAR[ACTER]

Example

DATALOAD TABLE article
   ano         01-08
   descr       09-39
   stock      40-43 INTEGER
   min_ord     44-45 INTEGER
   ordered     46-49 INTEGER
   del_date  50-57
   price       58-65 DECIMAL (2)
   weight      66-69 REAL
INFILE 'customer.data' FORMATTED

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