citext datatype

From: "Sim Zacks" <sim(at)nospam(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: citext datatype
Date: 2005-01-02 12:20:04
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Does anyone use citext,
http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/citext/projdisplay.php, the case
insensitive text datatype?
Are there any negative ramifications in using a type such as citext instead
of a varchar?
Is there a real difference between text and varchar in PostGeSQL?

Thank you
Sim

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