Re: Charset/collate support and function parameters

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Dennis Bjorklund <db(at)zigo(dot)dhs(dot)org>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Charset/collate support and function parameters
Date: 2004-10-30 18:13:48
Message-ID: 6549.1099160028@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Dennis Bjorklund <db(at)zigo(dot)dhs(dot)org> writes:
> Today we store the max length of a string in the typmod field, but that
> has to be extended so we also store the charset and the collation of the
> string.

Why would we not keep this information right in the string values?

> [ unworkable proposal snipped ]

regards, tom lane

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