RE: Using bits to store information in the database.

Works better with powers of 2 :-).

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>From: laura pena <lizzpenaorclgrp_at_yahoo.com>
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>Sent: Wed, 07 May 2003 06:22:05
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>Looking for advise on storing bits in the Oracle
>database column.The scenario goes like this: define
>column statusFlag NUMBER(x)statusFlag can represent
>the following: verified set to 1nonverified set to
>10confirmed set to 100non confirmed set to
>1000audited set to 10000 I believe this gets my
>point accross.... So here are my questions:
>What is the largest amount of bit I can set for a
>NUMBER(x)? How can one set and retrive the
>information in Oracle based on bits being set? Are
>there any draw backs from using too large of a
>NUMBER? I can guess one.. wasted space. Thanks in
>advanced,-Lizz
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Regards,

Stephane Faroult
Oriole

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