what is the datatype for entering 954-778-0978 format into the mysql

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954-778-0978

what is the datatype to enter this number into the mysql?

can anyone help me....

Posted 2-Nov-15 22:30pm

Raghul vijay

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Richard MacCutchan 3-Nov-15 4:47am

That is just a string of characters. What is it supposed to represent?

Raghul vijay 3-Nov-15 6:15am

its is a Customer_id number @Richard MacCutchan

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-02T23:04:00

Solution 2

VARCHAR or NVARCHAR - it looks like a phone number, so you need a string based datatype.

Posted 2-Nov-15 23:04pm

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George Jonsson · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-02T23:03:00

Solution 1

As suggested in the comment. this is just an ordinary string.
Use either the type VARCHAR, like VARCHAR(20), or CHAR, like CHAR(20).

You can read about the difference between the two datatypes here: 11.4.1 The CHAR and VARCHAR Types[^]

Posted 2-Nov-15 23:03pm

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Krunal Rohit · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-02T23:11:00

Solution 3

You can use a VARCHAR/NVARCHAR (it looks like a telephone number). You do not need an int because you are having - in between.

-KR

Posted 2-Nov-15 23:11pm

Krunal Rohit

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Raghul vijay 3-Nov-15 6:09am

No, its not working in both the datatypes..... entering into my sql like 0000-00-00 this