Small Integer

A small integer (SMALLINT) is a 2-byte integer SQL data type that can be declared in COBOL with usage BINARY, COMP, COMP-X, COMP-5 or COMP-4.

For example, all of the following definitions are valid for host variables to map directly onto the SMALLINT data type.

03 shortint1      PIC S9(4)  COMP.
03 shortint2      PIC S9(4)  BINARY.
03 shortint3      PIC X(2)   COMP-5.
03 shortint4      PIC S9(4)  COMP-4.
03 shortint5      PIC 9(4)   USAGE DISPLAY.
03 shortint6      PIC S9(4)  USAGE DISPLAY.

OpenESQL

• All formats are acceptable.
• For the most efficient access, you should declare small integers as COMP-5.