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varchar vs char [message #1559]

Thu, 26 July 2007 04:32

kfeng
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Registered: July 2007

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Hi,

I need some performance advice. If I don't care about disk space and I only care about speed, should I be using char instead of varchar?

If it makes a difference, I am using MyISAM. Thanks in advance.

- Ken

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By: kfeng on Thu, 26 July 2007 04:32

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