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Re: char vs. varchar?

From: Nuno Souto <nsouto_at_nsw.bigpond.net.au.nospam>
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 10:00:39 GMT
Message-ID: <3a79316e.2678849@news-server> 






On Thu, 1 Feb 2001 19:13:18 +1100, "Howard J. Rogers"
<howardjr_at_www.com> wrote:



>bad: numeric fields are variable width too, and hence even if you stuck with

>char datatypes, you'd probably have to allow a PCTFREE anyway (people's

>salaries increasing over time, etc).

>




Ha!  Wishful thinking...



:-D



Cheers


Nuno Souto


nsouto_at_bigpond.net.au.nospam


http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/the_Den/index.html
Received on Thu Feb 01 2001 - 04:00:39 CST












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