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char vs varchar2

From: <yren_at_epsilon.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 20:46:15 GMT
Message-ID: <6k23qn$3s4$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> 





I have a large table. Its primary index is  one character string.
Could anyone tell me which datatype ( char(1) or varchar2(1) )
I should use? What are advantages in terms of performance?



Thanks.




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