| From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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| To: | Moshe Jacobson <moshe(at)neadwerx(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Difference between varchar and text? |
| Date: | 2012-11-05 21:23:48 |
| Message-ID: | 50982E64.9010403@commandprompt.com |
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On 11/05/2012 12:46 PM, Moshe Jacobson wrote:
> Is there any practical difference between defining a column as a
> varchar(n) vs. a varchar vs. a text field?
No except for your already noted exception that you can limit the size
of varchar.
>
> I've always been under the impression that if I am wanting to index a
> varchar column, it is better to set a maximum length.
This entirely depends on what you are doing.
JD
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