Re: VARCHAR vs TEXT

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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