October 2, 2015 at 11:13 am
Folks
What is the difference between VARCHAR and NVARCHAR
October 2, 2015 at 11:21 am
An nvarchar column can store any Unicode data. A varchar column is restricted to an 8-bit codepage
among many here are a few of the same question:
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic101964-9-1.aspx
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic677703-149-1.aspx
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/144283/what-is-the-difference-between-varchar-and-nvarchar
October 2, 2015 at 11:27 am
varchar (variable length character data type) is 8 bit codepage. Can declare length up to 8000 characters (or max).
nvarchar (unicode variable length character data type) is 16 bit Unicode codepage. Can declare length up to 4000 characters (or max).
Don Simpson
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