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SQL Server - storing ulong as primary key
I need to store ulong values as a primary key in SQL Server. Since SQL Server doesn't have a ulong datatype (or for that matter anything unsigned), the only way to go is to have column as ...
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What are performance benefits when using number type instead of using char/varchar?
From various posts, I have summarized about using number type instead of char/varchar for PK:
If you choose char/varchar type for PK and your values are short (just some alpha numberic codes) then it ...
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Can I use a Clob as a table key (from Java)?
Following a suggestion made to another question to store large amounts of text: can one use a CLOB as primary key field (i.e., from Java's DataNucleus implementation of JDO)?
I know it is probably a ...
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What are the drawbacks with using UUID or GUID as a primary key?
I would like to build a distributed system. I need to store data in databases and it would be helpful to use an UUID or a GUID as a primary key on some tables. I assume it's a drawbacks with this ...
