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MySQL varchar index length

mysql indexing varchar
asked 2013-03-01T11:58:40.870
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Are there any benefits to using sql_variant over varchar in SQL Server?

c# performance sql-server-2012 varchar sql-variant
asked 2012-12-11T15:32:31.250
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alternative to listagg in Oracle?

sql oracle-database varchar clob
asked 2012-02-23T11:51:56.453
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MySQL Determine longest VarChar length

mysql varchar
asked 2011-10-28T09:35:39.167
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Why specify a length for character varying types

database database-design postgresql types varchar
asked 2011-09-06T13:01:44.147
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Can the French and Spanish special chars be held in a varchar?

sql unicode character-encoding varchar
asked 2011-08-24T21:07:33.937
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MySQL VARCHAR size?

mysql varchar
asked 2011-08-19T15:38:43.397
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Should VARCHAR columns be put at the end of table definitions in MySQL?

mysql rdbms varchar
asked 2011-05-26T13:50:05.830
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What is the maximum size limit of varchar data type in sqlite?

sqlite size varchar
asked 2011-05-24T11:13:33.077
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Does VARCHAR size limit matter?

php mysql database-design varchar
asked 2010-12-01T13:35:53.170
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How can I make SQL Server return FALSE for comparing varchars with and without trailing spaces?

sql-server varchar
asked 2010-10-15T00:21:15.010
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What is the Varchar(Max) equivalent for DB2?

sql sql-server db2 varchar
asked 2010-06-01T12:21:37.480
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Postgres: Convert varchar to text

postgresql text varchar
asked 2010-05-11T17:42:49.670
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Varchar(255) to Varchar(MAX)

sql types varchar
asked 2010-04-23T03:15:48.257
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Are there disadvantages to using VARCHAR(MAX) in a table?

sql-server varchar nvarchar
asked 2010-04-03T20:57:01.933
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varchar(max) everywhere?

sql-server-2008 varchar
asked 2010-01-19T05:25:06.950
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Does index on Varchar make performance difference?

mysql sql performance indexing varchar
asked 2009-12-14T01:07:20.393
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MySQL Error #1071 - Specified key was too long; max key length is 767 bytes

mysql byte varchar mysql-error-1071
asked 2009-11-29T03:18:17.483
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Nvarchar or varchar what is better use multiply of 2 or rounded full numbers?

sql size varchar nvarchar
asked 2009-09-03T17:56:29.953
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MySQL: Why use VARCHAR(20) instead of VARCHAR(255)?

mysql database types varchar
asked 2009-08-11T18:34:45.660
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What size to pick for a (n)varchar column?

database-design size varchar nvarchar
asked 2009-08-11T16:18:02.860
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What is the difference between CHARACTER VARYING and VARCHAR in PostgreSQL?

database postgresql varchar varying
asked 2009-07-29T11:05:46.610
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oracle varchar to number

oracle-database numbers varchar
asked 2009-07-20T16:40:17.027
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SQL Server Text type vs. varchar data type

sql-server text varchar sqldatatypes
asked 2009-02-19T10:53:42.113
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Size of varchar columns

sql-server optimization varchar
asked 2008-10-07T06:06:24.920
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What are the main performance differences between varchar and nvarchar SQL Server data types?

sql-server sql-server-2005 storage varchar nvarchar
asked 2008-08-29T21:41:57.267