Binary Data Types

Use binary data types for storing raw binary data, such as pictures, in a hexadecimal-like notation, up to a length of (32K – 1) bytes.

BINARY [ ( length ) ]

VARBINARY [ ( max-length ) ]

UNIQUEIDENTIFIER

• Usage for Binary Data Types
  Binary data begins with the characters “0x” or “0X” and can include any combination of digits and the uppercase and lowercase letters A through F.