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Char versus VarChar(2)

From: Bill Buchan <bbuchan_at_ossian.net>
Date: 1998/06/29
Message-ID: <6n851o$rqb$1_at_phys-ma.sol.co.uk>#1/1 







Is there a specific overhead associated with varchar or varchar2 which would
mean that using char instead would be more efficient for short strings?  ie.
Are things like varchar2(3) or varchar2(5) sensible/preferable to char(3) or
char(5)?



Thanks,



    
  
  •   Bill.



Received on Mon Jun 29 1998 - 00:00:00 CEST












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