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That's correct.
Marc Perkowitz
MTP Systems Consulting
In a message dated 6/27/00 1:16:41 AM Central Daylight Time, KeesH_at_discoveryhealth.co.za writes:
<< Can someone please tell me which datatype uses up more diskspace : a VARCHAR2(1) or a CHAR(1) field. A VARCHAR2 field supposedly stores the data in the field plus the field length (1 + 1 byte) while a CHAR field only stores the data (1 byte).
Thanks >> Received on Tue Jun 27 2000 - 13:14:29 CDT