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THE POWER OF
DIGIPATH
Properties
Following is a list of format types and values that can be used to categorize and store objects in the DigiPath 4.0 database.
Format
Type Name
Format
Value Description
Example of Valid 
Property Value
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String
A sequence of up to 254 
characters, including spaces
Olympic Summer 
Games
Enclose a string containing a space 
in quotation marks. Use a (*) 
wildcard to represent one or more 
characters, or (?) for a single 
character.
String Set
A group of strings. The number of 
strings is unlimited, but the 
maximum number of characters is 
254.
Track and Field
Swimming
Beach Volleyball
Enclose a string containing a space 
in quotation marks. Use (*) as a 
wildcard to represent one or more 
characters, or (?) for a single 
character.
Long String
A sequence of up to 4096 bytes, 
including spaces
This article lists and 
analyzes the writers…
You cannot perform a search on 
properties using this format type.
Integer
A whole number from -32767 to 
32767
+809
Use + or - immediately before a 
number
Long Integer
A whole number from -2147483647 
to 2147483647
-1132725261
Use + or - immediately before a 
number
Double
A whole number which can have a 
decimal, from -9.9999E99 to 
9.9999E99
-1.3964e98 OR
1.3964e+98
Syntax:
+/- digits.digits[<e/E>
<+/->digits]
Date
Use the format for the international 
settings in the Windows Control 
Panel
06/09/00
Include values for each element of 
the date in the Windows Control 
Panel.
Date and Time
Use the format for the international 
settings in the Windows Control 
Panel
06/01/00 12:35:54PM
Include the date only or date and 
time enclosed in quotation marks. 
AM is the default time-of-day entry.
Boolean
True (T), False (F), Yes (Y), or No 
(N)
No
Must have only one value