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Concerns data types used with SQL.

Is there any difference between integer and bit(n) data types for a bitmask?

I am working with a table in a PostgreSQL database that has several boolean columns that determine some state (e.…

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How can I modify an existing column's data type?

One of the columns in a somewhat large table (~10,000 records) is of the data type DECIMAL(10,0). I'm using MySQL. I'd …

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SQL server Varchar(max) and space taken

If varchar(max) is used as the datatype and the inserted data is less than the full allocation, i.e. …

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Tinyint(byte),SmallInt(Int16) not compatible with Enum in EF5

Using Database first design and having tinyint (or smallint) column: [MyEnumColumn] [tinyint] NOT NULL I mapped this column to Enum …

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Differences between ROWTYPE, TYPE, and RECORD in postgresql?

What is the use of the following declarations, and where will we use these types of declarations? myrow tablename%ROWTYPE; …

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MySQL Data Type to Store Negative Number

I have a rating system that ranges from -1 to 5 through 0. So i need to store the following values -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 …

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Benchmark: bigint vs int on PostgreSQL

I want to increase my database performance. In a project, all tables went from int to bigint, which I think …

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Column type for ZipCode in PostgreSQL database?

What is the correct column type for holding ZipCode values in PostgreSQL database?

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in sql server what is the difference between user_type_id and system_type_id in sys.types

What is the difference between user_type_id and system_type_id in the view of sys.types in sql …

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Varchar columns: Nullable or not

The database development standards in our organization state the varchar fields should not allow null values. They should have a …

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