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On 11/5/13, 1:04 AM, Arulappan, Arul Shaji wrote:
> Implements NCHAR/NVARCHAR as distinct data types, not as synonyms

If, per SQL standard, NCHAR(x) is equivalent to CHAR(x) CHARACTER SET
"cs", then for some "cs", NCHAR(x) must be the same as CHAR(x).
Therefore, an implementation as separate data types is wrong.


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