Today on sql server central QOD. very interesting question on Data Type Synonyms...

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/questions/Programming/67390/

We can use the synonyms data type also for declaring data type...

e.g.. varchar(20) would be equivalent to char varying(20)

interesting isn't it....

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177566(SQL.90).aspx

Edit : 10132009:Sql server 2005 introduce to create our own Synonym. check bol for Create Synonym.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177544(SQL.90).aspx

Thanx.

Vinay