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VARCHAR and VARBINARY
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A VARCHAR or VARBINARY type is used to store variable length data. Indexes |
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TEXT and BLOB
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A TEXT or BLOB type is used to store data which is over XXX in size. Indexes |
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NUMERICAL
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DOUBLE is the systems native double type. |
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Enum (enumerated) types are static lists of strings that are defineed on |
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SERIAL
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A SERIAL is a meta type that creates a column where a number is inserted in |
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