For Long integer you show "+/_ 2,000,000" but you say "plus or minus 2 Billion (11:15)? which is it?
Reply from Alex Hedley:
Byte — Use for integers that range from 0 to 255. Storage requirement is 1 byte.
Integer — Use for integers that range from -32,768 to 32,767. Storage requirement is 2 bytes.
Long Integer — Use for integers that range from -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647. Storage requirement is 4 bytes.
TIP Use Long Integer when you create a foreign key to relate to another table's AutoNumber primary key field.
Single Use for numeric floating point values that range from -3.4 x 1038 to 3.4 x 1038 and up to seven significant digits. Storage requirement is 4 bytes.
Double Use for numeric floating point values that range from -1.797 x 10308 to 1.797 x 10308 and up to fifteen significant digits. Storage requirement is 8 bytes.
Replication ID Use for storing a globally unique identifier required for replication. Storage requirement is 16 bytes. Note that replication is not supported using the .accdb file format.
Decimal Use for numeric values that range from -9.999... x 1027 to 9.999... x 1027. Storage requirement is 12 bytes.
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