Dann Corbit wrote: > If the server bound the data as UNICODE, then it will tell me > UNICODE(3). I know how big this will be. > > In the worst case scenario it will fit in 3*4 = 12 bytes. > > If the server is built without UNICODE enabled, then it will definitely > fit in 3 bytes.
Unless it's some other multibyte encoding. And nowadays, the server is always "unicode enabled". The stuff sent down the wire is unicode or not depending on a configuration parameter. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
