title: How to use ILP data types with QuestDB data types?
body: <p>I use QuestDb with Influx Line Protocol. When I send new metric QuestDB automatically creates a table and for all my numbers it uses DOUBLE type. Also it can create SYMBOL for Tags and String for other string fields in the message and LONG for numbers ending with 'i'.</p>
  <p>So I can send</p>
  <pre><code>sensors,location=ny temperature=22,flag=6i,name=&quot;out&quot; 1465839830100400200
  </code></pre>
  <p>and it will create</p>
  <pre><code>location SYMBOL
  temperature DOUBLE
  flag LONG
  name STRING
  </code></pre>
  <p>How can I control what type is created if I want to have FLOAT instead of DOUBLE or INT, SHORT or BYTE instead of LONG?</p>