Re: [HACKERS] varchar/char size

From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
To: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] varchar/char size
Date: 1998-01-07 22:44:24
Message-ID: Pine.NEB.3.96.980107184359.254y-100000@thelab.hub.org
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On Wed, 7 Jan 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> In my experience, char() is full size as defined by create, and
> varchar() is the the size of the actual data in the field, like text,
> but with a pre-defined limit.

Can you remind me what the difference is between text and varchar? Why
would you use varchar over text?

Marc G. Fournier
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
primary: scrappy(at)hub(dot)org secondary: scrappy(at){freebsd|postgresql}.org

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