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I guess, the question is, why would I use

char(255)

instead of

varchar(255)

When I specify varchar(255), does SQL sever allocate [255] per cell? or does it allocate dynamically? If it statically allocate [255] bytes, then I don't see if there's much practical difference between char(255) and varchar(255) -- well, except varchar always store a one (or two) byte termination character internally.

If SQL server allocates 255 bytes when i specify varchar(255), then what about varchar(MAX)?

Thanks
dev

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