RE: char vs. varchar

From: Sujit.Pal@bankofamerica.com > >OTC > >Just FYI, all you need to do in Java to trim a string is say... > >stringvar.trim() > >Compare this to 4GL or SQL, where you would say TRIM(stringvar). > >What does tend to happen is that Java programmers typically dont care much >about >underlying data structures in the database, until they are forced to, like >the >above instance. I would not blame them, they work at a higher level of >abstraction than procedural programmers - objects spoil them, so they >expect >data to look like they want it to, unlike a procedural programmer who >expects >data to look like it is. > >And if anybody feels I am knocking Java programmers, I am one myself. Used >to be >an Informix DBA once upon a time, but thats another story <g>, *I* wanted to knock Java programmers. Or at least Java fans. But there seem to be too many spoilsports out there. :-) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com