On 6/8/05, K C Lau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Both keys are text fields. Does it make any difference if PlayerID were > integer? >
It can make a difference in speed and integrity. If the column is an integer, the storage on disk could be smaller for the column and the related indexes. If the the column is an integer, it would not be possible to have a value like 'arbitrary value that looks nothing like an integer'. George Essig ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org