Re: Char, Number or Integer, What to use?
From: TurkBear <noone_at_nowhere.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:57:05 -0500
Message-ID: <d9vtkt4igr9k0on2aijjicsjs4mjvasngb_at_4ax.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:57:05 -0500
Message-ID: <d9vtkt4igr9k0on2aijjicsjs4mjvasngb_at_4ax.com>
If you plan to use the fields in math or statistical operations, use the number type that best describes the number in the data, and do not worry about memory , functionality is more important than some saving on space or memory;
>I am designing a database and I have to define some numeric fields. I would
>like to know what is the data type (char, number or integer) that occupies
>less memory.
>Thanks.
>Felix
>
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