Re: Question about varchar and text

I don't know about running faster, but I believe the only difference between
the two in postgres is that a varchar has a limit on input. They are stored
and indexed the same.

On January 6, 2005 12:25 pm, Stewart, Robert D  (COT) wrote:
> What is the difference between varchar and text?
> I have heard that you can use text instead of varchar and this could speed
> up your tables.
>
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