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Numeric or varchar2?
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Prithiraj Sen Gupta
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Joined: Sep 13, 2006
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which one of the following will be more faster and suitable for Primary Key with respect to Oracle 10g Database?
1. Numeric Field
2. Varchar2 Field
Regards
Prithiraj
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Jeanne Boyarsky
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Joined: May 26, 2003
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Prithiraj,
The choice should depend on what form of key data you have. If is a number, use the numeric type. Otherwise, use the varchar type. Both are suitable. If you want an auto-incrementable key, numeric is preferred.
For speed, both can perform well since the primary key will be indexed.
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Paul Campbell
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In general, a numeric surrogate key is faster.
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