Re: mysql install on OS X

2002-11-27 Thread christophe barbe
I use the binary from : http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/ Christophe On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 12:35:45PM -0800, Chris Herold wrote: > i'm trying to install MySQL 3.23.53 on OS X. > > It seemed pretty easy as i followed the directions on the devshed > website, but when i to "make" (for th

Re: CHAR vs. VARCHAR

2002-10-08 Thread christophe barbe
Is it then correct that VARCHAR(255) and TINYTEXT are strictly equivalent? If no, where is the difference? Thanks, Christophe NOTE: I understand now the "sql,query" stuff. Strange idea. -- Christophe Barbé <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GnuPG FingerPrint: E0F6 FADF 2A5C F072 6AF8 F67A 8F45 2F1E D72C B

Re: CHAR vs. VARCHAR

2002-10-08 Thread Christophe Barbe
HAR which use only one byte to store an empty comment. Christophe > christophe barbe wrote: > > >What are the disadvantages of using VARCHAR instead of CHAR. > >Is it going to be considerably slower? > > > > > It really depends on your table, but if you

CHAR vs. VARCHAR

2002-10-08 Thread christophe barbe
After reading the mysql documentation, I am not sure to get correctly the pros and cons of the VARCHAR type. My understanding is that it is useful when a text field has a length that may vary a lot. For example I am thinking using it for a description field where users will put nothing or a sm