Managing Table Values
In this section, you will learn about the techniques and concepts you need to work with table values. Whether you want to create a new table or modify an existing one, the techniques and concepts you need to understand are similar.
Using Native Data Types
Native data types are those built into SQL Server and supported directly. All data types have a length value, which is either fixed or variable. The length for a numeric or binary data type is the number of bytes used to store the number. The length for a character data type is the number of characters. Most numeric data types also have precision and scale. Precision is the total number of digits in a number. Scale is the number of digits to the right of the decimal point ...
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