Joins and field types - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Zak McGregor
Subject Joins and field types
Date
Msg-id 200101120935.LAA01114@zak.home.dom
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List pgsql-general
Hi all

What sort of performance penalty on joins using varchar(n) vs. int fields can I expect if both tables are fairly small
(ieunlikely to have more than 20000 rows each)? 

Is there a good reference or two on these sorts of questions?

thanks a lot

Ciao

Zak McGregor

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