Re: Beyond the 1600 columns limit on windows

From: Alex Stapleton <alexs(at)advfn(dot)com>
To: Tino Wildenhain <tino(at)wildenhain(dot)de>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Beyond the 1600 columns limit on windows
Date: 2005-11-08 13:31:32
Message-ID: 9B30BBB5-ABC1-4EE1-A494-DE0CE9CCA62B@advfn.com
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On 8 Nov 2005, at 12:50, Tino Wildenhain wrote:

> Evandro's mailing lists (Please, don't send personal messages to
> this address) schrieb:
>
>> Hi guys,
>> I would like to know if it is possible to have more than 1600
>> columns on windows without recompiling postgres.
>>
>>
> I would like to know who on earth needs 1600 columns and even beyond?
> Hint: you can have practically unlimited rows in your n:m table :-)
>

Well this screams random arbitrary limit to me. Why does this limit
exist? What ever happened to the holy 0,1,infinity triumvirate?

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