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| author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2002-10-20 02:58:56 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2002-10-20 02:58:56 +0000 |
| commit | 2b2cf392fe6a16643933d5b2362f22922305f3d7 (patch) | |
| tree | f67c6406fd9a1095111d2f347e8405fe943a72a8 /doc | |
| parent | 06b297938d9c16eff26a29d2fed5a867a6122b15 (diff) | |
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Update char/varchar()/text/bytea to mention they have similar performance
characteristics.
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html | 5 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Thu Oct 17 19:33:40 EDT 2002 + Last updated: Sat Oct 19 22:58:02 EDT 2002 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -848,7 +848,8 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe) VARCHAR(n) is best when storing variable-length strings but it limits how long a string can be. TEXT is for strings of unlimited length, maximum 1 gigabyte. BYTEA is for storing binary data, particularly - values that include NULL bytes. + values that include NULL bytes. These types have similar performance + characteristics. 4.15.1) How do I create a serial/auto-incrementing field? diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 879e9072142..be9c1425124 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ alink="#0000ff"> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> - <P>Last updated: Thu Oct 17 19:33:40 EDT 2002</P> + <P>Last updated: Sat Oct 19 22:58:02 EDT 2002</P> <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR> @@ -1068,7 +1068,8 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe) storing variable-length strings but it limits how long a string can be. <SMALL>TEXT</SMALL> is for strings of unlimited length, maximum 1 gigabyte. <SMALL>BYTEA</SMALL> is for storing binary data, - particularly values that include <SMALL>NULL</SMALL> bytes.</P> + particularly values that include <SMALL>NULL</SMALL> bytes. These + types have similar performance characteristics.</P> <H4><A name="4.15.1">4.15.1</A>) How do I create a serial/auto-incrementing field?</H4> |