Re: Boolean datatype in Oracle?

From: Frank van Bortel <fbortel_at_home.nl>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 20:19:29 GMT
Message-ID: <3A22C203.91062EB1_at_home.nl>


IMHO you don't need one - just compare a column value with a literal; the outcome is boolean:
WHERE <column_name> = <literal>

Robert Martin wrote:

> What is the best way in an Oracle database to represent a Boolean value for
> a column in a table? I see there is no simple Boolean datatype (which I find
> to be pretty lame IMO). Thanks in advance.
>
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Frank van Bortel
Received on Mon Nov 20 2000 - 21:19:29 CET

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