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Datatypes and Database Abstraction
I'm creating a plugin that requires a large text field. In MySQL, this will be TINYTEXT, in Oracle, a VARCHAR(2000) will suffice.

What datatype should I specify in the plugin installation definition to ensure database independence?
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Thread Datatypes and Database Abstraction paulj 3814 Nov 16, 2004, 9:45 AM
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Andy 3736 Nov 16, 2004, 9:54 AM
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