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Numeric(2,0) vs INT
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27/06/2017 13:35:37
 
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Microsoft SQL Server
Category:
Database design
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01652230
Message ID:
01652244
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57
>Hi,
>
>I need to add a few fields to a SQL Server table:
>MONTH_NO - Month number
>MONTH_FR - Month from
>MONTH_TO - Month to
>In the VFP table, corresponding to this SQL Server table, the types of these fields are NUMERIC(2,0)
>
>Does it matter if in SQL Server I make the type of these field NUMERIC(2,0) vs INT?
>
>TIA

As a follow-up to Naomi's reply...

If it NEVER, repeat, NEVER will come close to 255, use tinyint

I'd avoid Numeric(2,0). I can't give a compelling reason on the harm, but I'd still avoid it.

Having said all of this, for things like MonthNumber, I typically use a char(2) and make it zero-filled ( '01', '02'....'10', '11', 12'). Part of the reason is to avoid any sorting nuances in reporting tools.

Just my 2 cents
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