Re: varchar to text

On Sun, Oct 02, 2005 at 11:37:10AM +0200, Zlatko Mati? wrote:
> There are some columns in my tables that I should change from varchar to text, in order to have enough space for long textual commentaries.
> Before I do that, I would like to know is there any restriction regarding text type in comparison to varchar type?
> Especially concerning triggers and rules ?
> Namely, I have triggers that perform audit trail of all my tables, so I'm concerned whether it will work for text type fields ?

The varchar type is text plus restrictions. So no, switching to text
lets you do more, not less...

> One additional question is regarding my MS Access front-end. Would it be a problem for Access ?

The ODBC driver has something like "map text to memo". Make sure that's
off, otherwise access won't let you do comparisons on it.

Hope this helps,
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