diff between varchar and varchar2

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August 11th, 2005, 09:33 AM

roogie

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diff between varchar and varchar2

hi please temme wats the diff between varchar and varchar2 in oracle...

August 11th, 2005, 03:11 PM

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As of 9, there is no difference, but VARCHAR is reserved for future use, so you should use VARCHAR2 instead.

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