Posted by --CELKO-- on 08/03/07 14:53

>> This is a question of "what does it cost me". <<

Data integrity. If you allow a NVARCHAR(50) for a ZIP code, like a
lot of newbies do, you will get a 50 character ZIP code in Chinese one
day. The cost in storage and access time is minimal compared to
getting the wrong answers.

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