I'm wrestling
over deciding on which data type to go with, TEXT or BLOB. I have one
table with one column of 400 characters, I was thinking that TEXT may be
the way to go for that one.
I also have another table that
use 4 columns of 800 characters along with 5 columns that use 250
characters. I'm thinking of using TEXT for 9 of those
columns.
The reason is because I read the MySQL Manual there
that say TEXT and BLOB are pretty much the same in many ways, the only thing
different is that BLOB use "VARCHAR" Binary while TEXT use "VARCHAR". But
reading the article somewhere (not part of MySQL's Manual) say
this...
--snip--
If it doesn't have to be searchable then a BLOB
might be more efficient and you shouldn't have to worry about size (Like size is
important? ![]( "eek!")
). The reason
being that BLOB information is stored seperate from the table data and is
related by a reference number in the table. This keeps the table smaller and
faster as I understand.
--snip--
So, I don't feel too
sure what to decide on... Care for some advice or
recommendation??
Thanks,
Scott
Fletcher
