Re: NULL versus NOT NULL usage
From: RABK <rkarl_at_consultec-inc.com>
Date: 1998/05/31
Message-ID: <01bd8ced$ea8cb670$4b36a8c0_at_ctmnnt022b>#1/1
Date: 1998/05/31
Message-ID: <01bd8ced$ea8cb670$4b36a8c0_at_ctmnnt022b>#1/1
Clarification on the 3rd question:
Do NULL data fields save enormous amounts of space?
RABK <rkarl_at_consultec-inc.com> wrote in article
<01bd8ced$70ff01a0$4b36a8c0_at_ctmnnt022b>...
> I am researching the benefits of NOT NULL versus NULL datatypes and am
> interested in the viewpoints of the exp dba, client developers.
>
> Describe the benefits of using a table that has NOT NULL versus a NULL
data
> type.
>
> Do NULLS in general cause more heartache for client developers? Why?
>
> Do NOT NULL save enormous amounts of space.
>
> What issues arise from querying fields that have NULLS in them?
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Received on Sun May 31 1998 - 00:00:00 CEST