On 1/3/14 10:00 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Jan 3, 2014, at 10:28 AM, MB Software Solutions General Account > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I just feel dirty setting everything to varchar(255). lol > > Worth a read: > http://eflorenzano.com/blog/2008/11/11/why-use-varchar-when-you-can-use-text/ > ( -or- http://j.mp/1l7rhew )
I had a DBA switch my schema from using TEXT to VARCHAR(max) which I guess is a feature of MS-SQL. I just trusted that he knew better but it still rankles. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
