6. QUEL and EQUEL Statements : Copy Statement--Copy Data : Column Formats for COPY : Binary Formats
 
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Binary Formats
The formatted COPY statement supports binary formats that match the binary types used to store data in tables. These are the DATE, DECIMAL, FLOAT, INTEGER, and MONEY formats (and size variants such as BIGINT, SMALLINT, REAL, and so on). Most data files are text, not binary, so these binary formats are not often needed.