At 10:49 AM -0600 1/25/02, Dan Nelson wrote: > > >Which field type do I use for a simply checkbox Y,N?
>The BIT type seems to be the best fit. It's currently a synonym for >CHAR(1), but there's a TODO item: > > * Optimise `BIT' type to take 1 bit (now `BIT' takes 1 char). Are you thinking MS SQL Server? I am not sure there is a bit type in MySQL? Do you mean Char(0)? Anyhow, in MS SQL Server a bit type column cannot be indexed so you are better off with CHAR(1). -- Michael __ ||| Michael Collins ||| ||| Kuwago Web Services ||| mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ||| Seattle, WA, USA ||| http://www.lassodev.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
