Which Should You Use: VARCHAR or NVARCHAR?
You’re building a new table or adding a column, and you wanna know which datatype to use: VARCHAR or NVARCHAR?
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You’re building a new table or adding a column, and you wanna know which datatype to use: VARCHAR or NVARCHAR?
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When more than one numeric SQL Server data type may be suitable for a field in a project, which data type should you choose and what are the implications for SQL Server performance?
2014-09-16
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What is completed datatypes in sqlserver and how it works in Real time.
2014-10-10 (first published: 2014-09-06)
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Although SQL Data Types seem to cause a lot of grief for database developers and can be tricky in their use, we seem to be expected to know all about them, and so it is embarrassing to ask questions about them in forums. Rob Sheldon continues in his mission to answer all those questions that we hesitate to ask.
2014-07-21
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Comparing columns of different data types can be a drain on resources, as well as our sanity. This is a look into a few strategies for dealing with implicit conversions.
2014-05-19
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In SQL Server, there is a concept of page density. This is determined by how much data is stored on each page. What is a page density of 90%?
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