also, note that char is changed to varchar in some cases, such as when there is a text field in the table.
-----Original Message----- From: Jon Haworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 10:40 AM To: 'Luke van Blerk'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Char vs Varchar field types Hi Luke, > When is it appropriate to use Char instead of Varchar and vice versa? Use CHAR for when you know in advance how many characters are going to be in that field. A good example is for MD5 hashes: they are always 32 characters long, so you can use CHAR(32). Use VARCHAR for when you don't know - names, addresses, etc. Cheers Jon > mysql <aol /> --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
