>>I'm planning a database in MySql and wonder what are the pertinent considerations of using char, varchar, nchar and nvarchar for fields.
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>>I read for example that char(6) pads right with spaces when saving but reads without trailing spaces, whereas varchar saves the exact number of trailing spaces and reads them back. What would you recommend as good practice to convert dbf tables? How about totally new tables?
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>>TIA,
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>>Alex
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>I recommend using varchar columns if you need variable length and the column size is greater than 4.

Thank you Naomi,

Alex