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Why varchar2 not varchar? [message #375188] Fri, 03 August 2001 05:23 Go to next message
Adebayo
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Registered: August 2001
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why do I have to use varchar2 and not varchar to set the number of characters on my company oracle database.

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Re: Why varchar2 not varchar? [message #375194 is a reply to message #375188] Fri, 03 August 2001 08:57 Go to previous message
Suresh Vemulapalli
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Registered: August 2000
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Hi
At present ,varchar and varchar2 are same. you can use either of them.. but oracle recommends to use varchar2..
because oracle might change varchar datatype in future.

Suresh

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