Uwe Oeder wrote:

> 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 ?

Actually, one bit is sufficient :-) If you have several flags, consider
merging them into one CHAR(1) or INT. The separate flag fields is
practically unindexable anyway.

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dave