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Re: Picking CHAR over VARCHAR2

From: Jonathan Tew <jtew_at_bpsinfo.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 18:08:04 -0500
Message-ID: <36D5D7D4.FA0ADF79@bpsinfo.com>

I'm curious... is there any performance degradation for using a VARCHAR2 field vs. a CHAR field? If there is a degradation in performance, does the saving of space outway this loss?

Jonathan Tew Received on Thu Feb 25 1999 - 17:08:04 CST

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