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Primary Key of type string ?

From: Oriane <oriane_at_guermantes.fr>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 11:03:13 +0200
Message-ID: <465e8f58$0$21149$7a628cd7@news.club-internet.fr> 





Hi there,



Just a basic question from a beginner in Oracle. Is is the "standard choice" 
to use a column of type "int" for the primary key ? I suppose that this is a 
performance issue ? What about choosing a type "string/char" for a primary 
key ?



Sincerely



Oriane 
Received on Thu May 31 2007 - 04:03:13 CDT












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