Re: SQL Humor
From: -CELKO- <jcelko212_at_earthlink.net>
Date: 19 Aug 2005 14:37:55 -0700
Message-ID: <1124487475.040190.66930_at_z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>
Date: 19 Aug 2005 14:37:55 -0700
Message-ID: <1124487475.040190.66930_at_z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>
>> A VARCHAR(n) won't contain extraneous blanks unless the developer explicitly includes them in the value. <<
Instead you see a lot of VARCHAR(50) -- notice the magic number fifty from ACCESS programmers -- columns which will eventually collect garbage, like 40 spaces and a period. Even worse, NVARCHAR(50) whcih collect garbage in Chinese! Received on Fri Aug 19 2005 - 23:37:55 CEST