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Internal size of Oracle data types?

From: Mark Huebner <mkhuebner_at_sprynet.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 02:36:43 GMT
Message-ID: <37b8c893.7039602@news.sprynet.com> 





Could somebody tell me what the size of Oracle 7/8 data types is?  Is
this information in any book?  Is a NUMBER data type always 16 bytes
long?  Does Oracle store numbers in less space (less than 16 bytes) if
the precision is specified (e.g., NUMBER(5,2))?  Does a NUMBER(5,2)
take less space than a NUMBER(8,3)?  How big is a SMALLINT, a DATE,
etc?  Are there any performance considerations?



Thanks in advance.



Mark Huebner


mkhuebner_at_sprynet.com
Received on Mon Aug 16 1999 - 21:36:43 CDT












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