alamb commented on issue #1271:
URL: 
https://github.com/apache/arrow-datafusion/issues/1271#issuecomment-963572627


   I think the `character_octet_length` is supposed to be how to express the 
`200` for types `VARCHAR(200)` 
   
   Since Arrow doesn't really have the notion of "maximum string length" (other 
than 2^32 for `Utf8`and 2^64 for `LargeUtf8` I think the number is just hard 
coded
   
   Or as you (much more) succinctly put it: ", it's just the field name is 
confusing..."


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