Walter:
You use the "VSIZE()" function. And you are right about 10000 not taking the
same amount of size as 99999. 10000 uses 2 bytes and 99999 uses 4.
SQL> select vsize(10000), vsize(99999) from dual;
VSIZE(10000) VSIZE(99999)
------------ ------------
2 4
Kevin
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Hi,
How do I calculate the amount of physical space
required for storing a number? (i.e. NUMBER,
NUMBER(5), NUMBER(10,5), etc.) I believe Oracle uses
"2's compliment" for storing numbers. A value of 10000
does not seem to take up the same amount of space as
99999.
TIA!
-wk
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