At 9:34 -0600 11/21/03, Paul Fine wrote:
Can anyone tell me what is better to use for items such as names and
addresses? I suspect VARCHAR(max anticipated length) but why? Is it because
Text will pad?
What do you mean by "Text will pad"? I can think of two distinct
possibilities,
only one of whic
de to offer
more fields as well.
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Will any names or addresses exceed 255 characters? The documentation
recommends t
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> Can anyone tell me what is better to use for items such as names and
> addresses? I suspect VARCHAR(max antici
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Subject: Choosing between VARCHAR and TEXT
> Can anyone tell me what is better to use for items such as names and
> addresses? I suspect VARCHAR(max anticipated length) but why? Is it
because
> Text will pad?
Can anyone tell me what is better to use for items such as names and
addresses? I suspect VARCHAR(max anticipated length) but why? Is it because
Text will pad?
Thanks!
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