The system table descriptions in Reference Manual Volume 4: Tables include erroneous information for the datatypes of some columns. The following describes the correct datatypes for these columns:
System table |
Column |
Datatype |
---|---|---|
syscolumns |
colid length |
smallint int |
syscurconfigs |
message_num apf_percent |
varchar(20) varchar(10) |
sysengines |
osprocname status |
char(32) char(12) |
sysindexes |
status2 |
smallint |
sysjars |
jstatus jname |
smallint varchar(30) |
syskeys |
key1 – key8 depkey1 – depkey8 |
smallint smallint |
syslocks |
class |
varchar(30) |
syslogins |
password |
varbinary(30) |
syslogshold |
xactid masterxactid xloid |
binary(6) binary(6) int |
sysmessages |
error descriptions |
int varchar(1024) |
sysprocedures |
version |
smallint |
sysprocesses |
origsuid |
int |
sysprotects |
action |
smallint |
sysroles |
status |
int |
syssrvroles |
srid |
int |
systabstats |
spare3 |
smallint |
systhresholds |
suid |
int |
sysusages |
crdate |
datetime |