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Thanks for all of the replies.
Best Regards,
Michael Gould, Manager Information Technology
All Coast Intermodal Services, Inc.
904-226-0978
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Roberts, Jon [mailto:Jon.Roberts@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Character will use more disk space than varchar so it does make a
> difference.
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char also has very peculiar comparison semantics. Unless your strings
are really truly fixed-length, you should just about always use varcha=
r.
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regards, tom lane
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Thanks for all of the replies.<br><br>Best Regards,<br><br>Michael Gould=
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> Character will use more disk space than varchar so it does make a<b=
r>
> difference.<br>
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char also has very peculiar comparison semantics. Unless your strings<b=
r>
are really truly fixed-length, you should just about always use varchar.=
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