Re: size taken up in tables

From: <BigBoote66_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 10 May 2005 09:24:25 -0700
Message-ID: <1115742265.063271.134330@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>

Dates take up a fixed amount of space. Numbers take up a variable amount space based on how many bytes it takes to express them in scientific notation (for example, the number .123456789 takes up more space than 256. Details can be found when you RT[F]M:

http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96524/c13datyp.htm#16210

-Steve Received on Tue May 10 2005 - 11:24:25 CDT

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