[dba-SQLServer] Yes/No in SQL Server

John

Its just a bit data type 0 or 1 representing T or F.
 martin


-----Original Message-----
    From: "Mark Rider"<ridermark at gmail.com>
    Sent: 01/01/06 18:03:05
    To: "dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com"<dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>
    Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Yes/No in SQL Server
    
    AFAIK, the bit is eiher 0 or 1.  USually 0 is False (NO) and 1 is True
    (YES). I use bit values to determine if something needs to be changed or has
    been changed - for example a Midified filed is set to "0"  at the outset and
    then a bunch of calculations are done.  If the value returned by the
    calculations has changed from the original value, I change the Modified
    Field to "1" so that further changes to the value are ignored.
    
    What are you trying to accomplish?
    
    On 1/1/06, John Colby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
    >
    > So what happens internally?  Does SQL Server pack/unpack as many y/n
    > (boolean) values as will fit in an integer or something like that?
    >
    >
    > John W. Colby
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    > [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan
    > Harkins
    > Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 11:24 AM
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    > Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Yes/No in SQL Server
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    > bit
    >
    > Susan H.
    >
    > What data type is used to store Boolean values in SQL Server?
    >
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