Perhaps 'limits' should be part of FAQ, not separate entity? Also a reference (or link) to 'limits' from other sections such as mentioned below may be more appropriate than duplicating the information.
Frank At 08:56 AM 10/16/01 -0400, you wrote: >> >>>>> "BM" == Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> BM> <P>CHAR() is best when storing strings that are usually the >> BM> same length. VARCHAR() is best when storing variable-length strings, >> BM> but you want to limit how long a string can be. TEXT is for strings >> BM> of unlimited length, maximum 1 gigabyte. BYTEA is for storing >> BM> binary data, particularly values that include NULL bytes.</P> >> >> Could you add the length limitation for TEXT to the reference manual? >> I searched high and low for that limit, but never found it. Also, >> what's the max VARCHAR() or CHAR() I can create? Is that also 1Gb? > >TEXT limit is 1GB, as shown on the 'limits' FAQ item. Is it worth >mentioning here? CHAR()/VARCHAR() also 1GB limit. > >-- > Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 > + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue > + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 > >---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
