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The syntax of the CREATE TYPE statement is as follows
CREATE TYPE [type_schema_name.] type_name
{[FROM base_type [(precision [,scale])] [NULL|NOT NULL]]
|[EXTERNAL NAME assembly_name [.class_name]]}
10> CREATE TYPE zip
11> FROM CHAR(5) NOT NULL
12> GO
1>
2> drop type zip;
3> GO