CHAR and VARCHAR datatype values shorter than the XNLCHAR and XNLVARCHAR values are returned to the client application as CS_CHAR. Datatype values longer than the XNLCHAR and XNLVARCHAR values, are returned as CS_TEXT.
A DECIMAL datatype is returned to the client application as CS_DECIMAL. Otherwise, the configuration settings shown in the DecimalResults configuration property applies.
For clients with System 10™ and earlier versions, DECIMAL data is returned as CS_FLOAT.