Re: row is too big: size 8916, maximum size 8136

On 12/6/2005 9:03 PM, Euler Taveira de Oliveira wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm doing some tests with a 700 columns' table. But when I try to load
> some data with INSERT or COPY I got that message. I verified that the
> BLCKZ is limiting the tuple size but I couldn't have a clue why it's
> not using TOAST. I'm using PostgreSQL 8.0.3 in Slackware 10.1 box.
> Let me know if you want a test case or other useful information.

The external reference of a toasted attribute is 20 bytes in size.

I might be wrong, but at 700 columns you have to ask your developers 
some serious questions about their qualification.


Jan

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