From 4fe4866c50a9b98fa848e326fd123d2c57c4cc75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Holywell <treffynnon@php.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 14:53:34 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] closes #53: adds suggested column types

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 _includes/sqlstyle.guide.md | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)

diff --git a/_includes/sqlstyle.guide.md b/_includes/sqlstyle.guide.md
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--- a/_includes/sqlstyle.guide.md
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@@ -1259,6 +1259,49 @@ ZEROFILL
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+### Column data types
+
+These are some suggested column data types to use for maximum compatibility between database engines.
+
+#### Character types:
+
+* CHAR
+* CLOB
+* VARCHAR
+
+#### Numeric types
+
+* Exact numeric types
+    * BIGINT
+    * DECIMAL
+    * DECFLOAT
+    * INTEGER
+    * NUMERIC
+    * SMALLINT
+* Approximate numeric types
+    * DOUBLE PRECISION
+    * FLOAT
+    * REAL
+
+#### Datetime types
+
+* DATE
+* TIME
+* TIMESTAMP
+
+#### Binary types:
+
+* BINARY
+* BLOB
+* VARBINARY
+
+#### Additional types
+
+* Boolean
+* INTERVAL
+* XML
+
+
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