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Re: Help Data-Types

From: Paulie <paul_at_not.a.chance.ie>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 20:16:23 GMT
Message-ID: <3d5eae8a.4992488@127.0.0.1>

paul_at_not.a.chance.ie (Paulie) wrote:

> > Just a quick question on a datatypes since I'm a young novice.
> > What the heck would an IP address go under? Text? Integer (long, short?) ??

> Char(11) - not varChar. Also, remember that it may change in the
> future.

Sorry, make that Char(15) - can't multiply anymore, could be varChar depending.

I think, though, the answer could depend on your app - what db are you using? What programming language? What do you want to do with the data?

Paul...

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