Re: mysql

From: stephen booth <stephenbooth.uk_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 21:55:48 +0100
Message-ID: <687bf9c40504041355578fd1c9@mail.gmail.com>

Nearly forgot another one. MySQL doesn't even try to be ANSI compliant in data types. Porting apps to or from it can be nightmarish, especially porting from where the original developer was kazy and just set all non-key text fields to MEMO (similar to a LONG in Oracle).

Stephen

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http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l Received on Mon Apr 04 2005 - 16:59:47 CDT