From d31736e92bb270b2324ae6c97c42d500ff555705 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 04:18:06 +0000 Subject: Doc updates from Darren on char2-16 removal --- doc/FAQ | 8 ++------ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/FAQ') diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index c0728c25c71..59ee0191e8c 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ Section 3: PostgreSQL Features jolly=> The fields in pg_group are: - * groname: the group name. This a char16 and should be purely + * groname: the group name. This a name and should be purely alphanumeric. Do not include underscores or other punctuation. * grosysid: the group id. This is an int4. This should be unique for each group. @@ -622,11 +622,7 @@ Section 3: PostgreSQL Features Type Internal Name Notes -------------------------------------------------- -CHAR char 1 character } -CHAR2 char2 2 characters } -CHAR4 char4 4 characters } optimized for a fixed length -CHAR8 char8 8 characters } -CHAR16 char16 16 characters } +CHAR char 1 character CHAR(#) bpchar blank padded to the specified fixed length VARCHAR(#) varchar size specifies maximum length, no padding TEXT text length limited only by maximum tuple length -- cgit v1.2.3