2.3.2 MSSQL Data Type Compatibility

The following table describes data type compatibility for MSSQL.

SQL Type	COBOL Type	Description
CHAR(n)	01 name PIC X(n).	Fixed-length character string
DATETIME	01 name PIC X(25).	25-byte character string
DECIMAL(p,n)	01 name PIC S9(m)V9(n) COMP-3.	Packed decimal (where m = p - n)
DOUBLE PRECISION	01 name USAGE IS DOUBLE.	Double-precision floating point
INTEGER	01 name PIC S9(9) COMP-5.	32-bit signed integer
REAL	01 name PIC S9(4) USAGE IS COMP-1.	Single-precision floating point
VARCHAR(n)	01 name. 03 name-length PIC S9(4) COMP-5. 03 name-name PIC X(n).	Variable-length character string (n <= 4000)