Have a table (SQL Server 2008) that the user wants to record a fixed 8 character string in. At first glance, a CHAR seems the obvious selection since this value (an 8 character ID, two alpha ...

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Ok, I'm trying to write a query in a stored procedure in SQL Server 2000. Because some of the parts of the query vary based on certain situations I construct a string that contains the query and then ...

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Shelley Doll finishes her coverage of SQL data types with an overview of datetime and interval data types. Learn more about the basic syntax of these standard SQL types. Datetimes and intervals are ...