Re: PSQL Data Type: text vs. varchar(n)

kurt _ wrote:
> I am having a problem with Sun Java Studio Creator because the latest
> version of the JDBC driver returns a field length of -1 for text fields.
>
> My question:  Is a text field just a varchar(Integer.MAX_VALUE)?  If I
> want to use the data binding part of the SJSC tool I will need to
> convert my text fields to some standard SQL data type.  I understand
> that varchar just stores the actual length of the field, and not the
> padded white space.  Would anyone recommend for or against creating a
> field of varchar(Integer.MAX_VALUE)?  Will PostgreSQL choke on that?  If
> against, how is text implemented and how can I represent a
> variable-length String in a SQL standard format?

varchar has a max of 255 characters, so yeh it'll choke using
integer.max_value.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/datatype-character.html
has details on how string fields are stored and the differences.

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