Re: VARCHAR vs TEXT

There is a limits FAQ item, not a separate limits FAQ.  Sorry for the
confusion.

> 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 <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> 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.
> >
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