Hello Uwe,

> I need to store a flag value in a the smallest possible way. 1 Byte
> is sufficient. If I declare a fiield as VARCHAR(1) would that field
> be only 1 Byte is size ?

That depends on the character set. To be certain, use character set
OCTETS (or another 1-byte set) for the field.


Greetings,
Paul Vinkenoog