In article <348ecade.0_at_dns.amsinc.com>, Roy Chang
<roy_chang_at_mail.amsinc.com> writes
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>Hello everbody,
>
>I had heard that if I set a field to VARCHAR2(XX), XX being less than 35 or
>so, that it wouldn't save any space or make a difference. Is this correct?
>And if so, should I change the fields that are VARCHAR2 and less than 35 to
>CHAR(XX)?
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>Any comments would be appreciated.
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>Thanks in advance,
>
>Roy.
>
Hello Roy.
I've been where you are, and had this discussion.
Trust me. Just use varchar2 for everything that is text and you won't go
wrong - yes, even the varchar2(1)'s that will only ever have one
character.
It isn't worth worrying about.
Paul Brewer
Received on Sun Dec 14 1997 - 00:00:00 CST
