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If it works like DB2/UDB on the AIX platform (and I believe that it does), your answer is probably 6051 bytes. I think VARCHAR uses 1 byte per record to tell the system how much actual data there is in the maximum 4096 bytes allowable for VARCHAR. Gord Royle Cott Corporation -----Original Message----- From: Phil [mailto:sublime78ska@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 3:52 PM To: midrange-l@midrange.com Subject: RE: Dynamic Field Length... Tim, > > (50*100)+1000 = 6000 bytes > > or would it be 1024 * 101 = 103424 bytes > > I know there is additional overhead, but for the sake of the > conversation... > it would only use 6000 bytes of storage... > That's the idea although there are probably a lot of factors which affect just how much storage is saved. I don't know much about that but am curious. Maybe someone else who knows about this can comment? Phil _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. Cott - The Leader in Premium Retailer Brand Beverage Innovation.
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