CHAR or VARCHAR

From: "Martin A(dot) Marques" <martin(at)math(dot)unl(dot)edu(dot)ar>
To: <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: CHAR or VARCHAR
Date: 2001-03-21 21:58:12
Message-ID: 01032118581204.05822@math.unl.edu.ar
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two questions.
When should I use one, and when the other?
Which is the limit on CHAR(n) and VARCHAR(n)?

Saludos... :-)

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