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Identity Column Type Question

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SamC
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3467 Posts

Posted - 2002-08-03 : 16:35:28

I've inherited some databases with identity columns of type numeric (9,18).

That seems a little strange to me - wouldn't type Int cover all the needs of identity and have higher performance?

SamC

graz
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4149 Posts

Posted - 2002-08-03 : 16:44:55

One would certainly think. Especially since identity can't have a fractional component.

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