Re:

Francisco J Reyes wrote:
> > I added this to the disk space FAQ item. Let's see how that works:
> >
> >     <P><SMALL>NULL</SMALL>s are stored in bitmaps, so they
> >     use very little space.</P>
>
> That would work, although we would probably save further questions in the
> future if we had the longer explanation on the FAQ or pointed the user to
> see the Data Types section of the Docs for more detail.. Then
> on the data type section mention (if it already doesn't have it) how the
> bitmap is used when there are NULLs.

OK, I will try to get something into the datatypes section about NULL
storage.

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