Condensed Data Type

(SQL Server 2000 or later.) Displays text describing this column. To edit the description, select the property, click the ellipsis ( ) that appears to the right of the property value and edit the description in the Description Property dialog box.

Is what the SQL Server documentation says for ‘Condensed Data Type’. I do not understand the design idea behind this property? What is the necessity of this property?

‘Data Type’ and ‘Length’ properties are already used to describe the ‘Condensed Data Type’.

Thank you,

Smith

My guess is that this is for those who perfer to write varchar(20) instead of first specifying varchar, then in some other place saying 20.|||

any other thoughts, please?

Thank you,

Smith