I have a person table that will have columns such as first name and last name.
What is the best data type to use for these columns as they can be any length. Is there a rule of thumb when it comes to this?
I am using sql server 2008.
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I have a person table that will have columns such as first name and last name.
What is the best data type to use for these columns as they can be any length. Is there a rule of thumb when it comes to this?
I am using sql server 2008.
I think it is highly unlikely someone to have a Firstname or Lastname more than 50 characters.Datatype for string type with Unicode characters isNVARCHARand you can limit both of them to50 or even 100would not make a much difference.So you can say