Hi!
On Aug 10, Bernhard Doebler wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I try to optimize my tables. To see possible "errors" I use SELECT
> statements with PROCEDURE ANALYSE. I have a table that holds unique
> strings and an index by whitch it's referenced to another table.
> PROCEDURE ANALYSE advises as datatype for the strings to take an enum of
> (String1,String2,String3,String4,String5,String6,... to 191) Why doesnt
> it simply (intelligently in that case) advise to take varchar(50)???
>
> Best regards
> Bernhard
Because ENUM takes less space and is faster.
Regards,
Sergei
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