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Integer to Character Conversion in SQL. SQL is a widely-used programming language for computer databases in business. Frequently, software developers need to combine different kinds of data, such ...
Learn what the SQL ROW_NUMBER function is, how it works, and how to use it for various database development tasks, such as ranking, ordering, removing duplicates, and pagination.
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TO_CHAR (character) converts NCHAR, NVARCHAR2, CLOB, or NCLOB data to the database character set. The value returned is always VARCHAR2. When you use this function to convert a character LOB into the ...
Learn the difference between CHAR and VARCHAR data types in SQL, how they affect storage and performance, and how to choose the best one for your database.
Another one of these choices... to go with a char or varchar for a field. Not really an issue with space since we are only looking at a couple of thousand records or so but just wondering what the ...
AFAICT Oracle didnt follow the SQL specs and made CHAR and VARCHAR too short - VARCHAR2 is something of an apology for that.
Splitting a string by a delimiter in SQL Server involves breaking a single text string into smaller parts based on a chosen character. This is often done ...