Re: char vs. varchar?

From: Jim Kennedy <kennedy-family_at_home.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 03:58:48 GMT
Message-ID: <Y95e6.350392$U46.10584292@news1.sttls1.wa.home.com>

Char - fixed length
varchar - variable length

use varchar.
Jim
"Tom Weng" <tomweng_at_home.com> wrote in message news:eS3e6.269797$hD4.65146495_at_news1.rdc1.mi.home.com...
> Could somebody explain to me how Oracle store char datatype data vs.
varchar
> datatype internally?
>
> Whis is the pro/con in-term of performing update on a char column v.s
> varchar column?
>
>
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Received on Wed Jan 31 2001 - 21:58:48 CST