Hello.
For example, the size of the field. DATETIME uses only 8 bytes. See:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/storage-requirements.html
Sinang, Danny wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Can anyone tell me what advantages there are in keeping dates and times
>in a MySQL
>DateTime field, as oppo
>
>Can anyone tell me what advantages there are in keeping dates and times in
a MySQL DateTime field, as opposed to storing its >string equivalent in a
Varchar field ?
Decent sorting, validity checking, being able to use the DATE and TIME
functions etc etc...
With regards,
Martijn Tonies
Databa
Hello,
Can anyone tell me what advantages there are in keeping dates and times in a
MySQL DateTime field, as opposed to storing its string equivalent in a Varchar
field ?
Regards,
Danny
