ge size, and performance.
     The <TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>smallint</TT
> type is generally only used if disk
     space is at a premium.  The <TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>bigint</TT
> type is designed to be
     used when the range of the <TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>integer</TT
> type is insufficient.
    </P
><P
>     <ACRONYM
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SQL</ACRONYM
> only specifies the integer types
     <TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>integer</TT
> (or <TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>int</TT
>),
     <TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>smallint</TT
>, and <TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>bigint</TT
