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diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 90e2588b6e9..d3f5da6f8f0 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ alink="#0000FF"> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> - <P>Last updated: Fri Oct 12 23:53:35 EDT 2001</P> + <P>Last updated: Sat Oct 13 01:26:55 EDT 2001</P> <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR> @@ -1003,11 +1003,13 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-safe) stored out-of-line by <SMALL>TOAST</SMALL>, so the space on disk might also be less than expected.</P> - <P>CHAR() is best when storing strings that are usually the - same length. VARCHAR() is best when storing variable-length strings, - but you want to limit 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.</P> + <P><SMALL>CHAR()</SMALL> is best when storing strings that are + usually the same length. <SMALL>VARCHAR()</SMALL> is best when + 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> <H4><A name="4.16.1">4.16.1</A>) How do I create a serial/auto-incrementing field?</H4> |