DB2 Data Types Every column in a table has a name and a data type. The data type tells DB2 how much physical storage to set aside for the column and the form in which the data are stored. DB2 uses IBM ...

Learn about the string and binary types in the Database Engine, including binary, varbinary, char, nchar, varchar, and nvarchar. Starting with [!INCLUDEsql-server-2019], when a UTF-8 enabled collation ...

Dynamic SQL lets you create a query string based off of user input. SQL Server allows you to create dynamic SQL statements. The statements use a SQL string varchar data type, then you execute the ...

Learn how string data types are handled when XML is generated by the FOR XML clause in a SQL query. The XML generated by the FOR XML white space characters in the data is entitized. The following ...

We've seen how you can create UDIs (User Defined Functions), Stored Procedures and Aggregates, using your favorite .NET language within the SQL Server database engine itself. This month we conclude ...

SQL data types. To learn more about SQL data types, read “SQL basics: String data types,” which covers general data-type usage and describes using the various string data types, and “SQL ...