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The INTEGER data type is used for storing large whole numbers.
INTEGER
The storage of INTEGER variables is based on 4 bytes of signed data ( = 32 bits ).
The value range is from -2,147,483,647 to +2,147,483,647.
MAIN DEFINE i INTEGER LET i = 1234567 DISPLAY i END MAIN
When assigning a whole number that exceeds the INTEGER range, the overflow error -1215 will be raised.
INTEGER variables are initialized to zero in functions, modules and globals.
The INTEGER type can be used to define variables storing values from SERIAL columns.
Data type conversion can be controlled by catching the runtime exceptions. For more details, see Handling type conversion errors.