| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: A modest proposal for a FAQ addition |
| Date: | 2003-01-12 05:17:13 |
| Message-ID: | 200301120517.h0C5HDN04339@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Q: Why do I get strange results with a CHAR(n) field?
>
> A. Don't use CHAR(n). VARCHAR(n) has the behavior you are probably
> expecting; on top of which it's more compact and usually faster.
>
>
> I suppose the above needs some fleshing out, but man am I getting tired
> of explaining about significant vs non-significant trailing blanks.
OK, good point. I was mentioning CHAR() in the FAQ entry first, while
it should have been mentioned later. I also added a specific mention of
the trailing spaces issue. Patch attached.
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