DataDict Table

Field descriptions for the database: field names, descriptions, data types, length, and order.

Field Name Field Description Data Type Field Size*
ID The MS SQL table id number int 4
TableName The MS SQL table name nvarchar 256
ColumnName The field name in the table nvarchar 256
DataType The MS SQL data type for the field nvarchar 256
Length The length of the column smallint 2
Description Description of the field nvarchar 510
FieldOrder This field is used to set the order fields are viewed in the data dictionary update form. smallint 2

*The text datatype pre-allocates only 16 bytes. Size represents actual bytes for all other data types.


Revised Wednesday September 28 2005