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Supported Data Types

The following table provides a list of data types in Historian and the corresponding ones in the OPC Classic HDA server and the OPC UA HDA server.


Data Type in Proficy Historian	Data Type in the OPC Classic HDA server or the OPC UA HDA server.
Single Integer	VT_I2&endash; 16 bit signed integer
Double Integer	VT_I4- 32 bit signed integer
Quad Integer	VT_I8- 64 bit quad integer
Unsigned Single Integer	VT_UI2- 16 bit unsigned single integer
Unsigned Double Integer	VT_UI4- 32 bit unsigned single integer
Unsigned Quad Integer	VT_UI8- 62 bit quad integer
Byte	VT_I1
Boolean	VT_BOOL
SingleFloat	VT_R4- 32 bit float
Double Float	VT_R8- 64 bit double float
Variable String	VT_BSTR
Fixed String	VT_BSTR
Date	VT_DATE
Blob	VT_BSTR