Re: VARCHAR vs TEXT

There is a limits FAQ item, not a separate limits FAQ. Sorry for the
confusion.

> Perhaps 'limits' should be part of FAQ, not separate entity?
>
> Also a reference (or link) to 'limits' from other sections such as
> mentioned below may be more appropriate than duplicating the information.
>
> Frank
>
> At 08:56 AM 10/16/01 -0400, you wrote:
> >> >>>>> "BM" == Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> >>
> >> BM> <P>CHAR() is best when storing strings that are usually the
> >> BM> same length. VARCHAR() is best when storing variable-length
> strings,
> >> BM> but you want to limit how long a string can be. TEXT is for
> strings
> >> BM> of unlimited length, maximum 1 gigabyte. BYTEA is for storing
> >> BM> binary data, particularly values that include NULL bytes.</P>
> >>
> >> Could you add the length limitation for TEXT to the reference manual?
> >> I searched high and low for that limit, but never found it. Also,
> >> what's the max VARCHAR() or CHAR() I can create? Is that also 1Gb?
> >
> >TEXT limit is 1GB, as shown on the 'limits' FAQ item. Is it worth
> >mentioning here? CHAR()/VARCHAR() also 1GB limit.
> >
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