Re: Varchar standard compliance - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Varchar standard compliance
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Msg-id 10776.974422581@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Varchar standard compliance  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: Varchar standard compliance  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Currently, CHAR is correctly interpreted as CHAR(1), but VARCHAR is
> incorrectly interpreted as VARCHAR(<infinity>).  Any reason for that,
> besides the fact that it of course makes much more sense than VARCHAR(1)?

On what grounds do you claim that behavior is incorrect?
        regards, tom lane


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