Data types in Microsoft Excel
| Data type |
Length |
Description |
| BYTE |
1 byte |
Number from 0 to 255 for storing binary data |
| INTEGER |
2 |
Integer from -32 768 to 32 767. |
| LONG |
4 |
Integer from -2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 |
| SINGLE |
4 |
Numeric data type with float precision to 6 decimal digits |
| DOUBLE |
8 |
Numeric data type with float precision with double precision in calculations |
| CURRENCY |
8 |
A number with fixed 4 decimal digits |
| DECIMAL |
14 |
Numeric data type with fixed precision and scale (precision upto 28). |
| STRING |
|
Text string. Flexible length or 64 kilobytes. |
| BOOLEAN |
2 |
Logical value (true or false) |
| DATE |
8 |
The date in the range from 1.1.100 to 31.12.9999 |
| OBJECT |
4 |
Reference to an object. |
| VARIANT |
16 |
Basic type. May contain special value Null, numeric value, text, reference to the object or array of values. |
See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb687869.aspx