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.BASIC_TYPE..: &String
.DESCRIPTION.:
A character string.

Storage options include:

fixed-length string

variable-length string

.ARGUMENTS...: Length
.PLATFORM....:  SYBASE
   select
   when length <= 40    then datatype =       "char" paren(length)
   otherwise                 datatype =    "varchar" paren(length)
   end /*select*/


.END_PLATFORM:  


.BackwardReferences:  

see DATA_TYPE &author_name

see DATA_TYPE &item_name

see DATA_TYPE &person_name

see DATA_TYPE &publisher_name