| Type value | Type description |
| tiny | TINYINT field |
| short | SMALLINT field |
| long | INTEGER field |
| int24 | MEDIUMINT field |
| longlong | BIGINT field |
| decimal | DECIMAL or NUMERIC field |
| newdecimal | Precision math DECIMAL or NUMERIC |
| float | FLOAT field |
| double | DOUBLE or REAL field |
| bit | BIT field |
| timestamp | TIMESTAMP field |
| date | DATE field |
| time | TIME field |
| datetime | DATETIME field |
| year | YEAR field |
| string | CHAR or BINARY field |
| var.string | VARCHAR or VARBINARY field |
| blob | BLOB or TEXT field (use max.length to determine the maximum length) |
| set | SET field |
| enum | ENUM field |
| geometry | Spatial field |
| null | NULL-type field |