Chris Bitmead wrote:
> I want to store binary data, but I don't
> want to use large objects. Can TEXT type
> store binary data, if not precisely what
> range of characters can be stored in it?
> Is there any other data type that would
> be better to use?
To store binary data, you should use Large Objects, and store in table
just the large object oid. For more information about Large Objects see:
http://www.us.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.1/programmer/largeobjects.html