Maybe the company/shop have a standard that all character fields are varchar and the developer was trying to follow the rules to keep their job. Maybe the specs dictated the design. Maybe the original developer set it up to test out the new guy to see if they are paying attention. It is quite possible the IT manager did not know any better when he set it up this way.
I've got many more, just ask. <bg> Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com www.rickschummer.com 586.254.2530 - office 586.254.2539 - fax -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Babcock Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 03:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [NF] Varchar(1) ??? [SQL Server 2000] Why would someone do a varchar(1).....it's no different in terms of space-saving optimization that char(1), right? Just found this to be odd. -- Thanks, --Michael [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** 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.
