X/Open data type constants

If your programs conform to the X/Open standards (compile with the -xopen option), you must use the data type values that the following table shows. HCL Informix® defines the constants for these values in the sqlxtype.h header file.
Table 1. Constants for Informix® SQL column data types in an X/Open environment
SQL data type Defined constant X/Open integer value
CHAR XSQLCHAR 1
DECIMAL XSQLDECIMAL 3
INTEGER XSQLINT 4
SMALLINT XSQLSMINT 5
FLOAT XSQLFLOAT 6