SORT-MERGE/XL Programmer's Guide (32650-90884)

122 AppendixE
Data Types
HP Business BASIC
HP Business BASIC
NOTE The variable n refers to an integer number.
Table E-1. Business BASIC Equivalents of SORT-MERGE/XL Data Types
SORT-MERGE/XL Data Type Business BASIC Equivalent
0 Byte (character) STRING$[ n ]
1 Twos complement (integer)
2-byte (short integer) SHORT INTEGER
4-byte (integer) INTEGER
2 HP 3000 floating point
4-byte (real) SHORT REAL
8-byte (double precision) REAL
10 Character STRING$[ n ]
12 Short floating point Decimal SHORT DECIMAL
13 floating point Decimal DECIMAL