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Message Posted: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 @ 14:55:43 GMT

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Hi,

Can anyone explain what is the meaning of compress in the following query ,

     Event_Amount_Val DECIMAL(18,2) COMPRESS

What is the use of compressing a column?

Please explain

Thanks,

Dinesh

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