What's the Point of Using VARCHAR(n) Anymore?

Posted by: Simple Talk, on 30 Jan 2012 | View original | Bookmarked: 0 time(s)

The arrival of the (MAX) data types in SQL Server 2005 were one of the most popular feature for the database developer. At the time, there was a lot of discussion as to whether this freedom from having to specify string length came at a cost. Rob attempts to give a final answer as to any down-side....

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