On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 01:45:33PM -0600, Clinton James wrote:
> I have some blocks of text than can be from 2K to 80K in size. I understand
> 7.1 will have compression to use with text, but does anyone know of a way I
> can use these large text blocks as a field?
The unlimited row width feature in 7.1, aka TOAST (the best thing since
sliced bread), works transparently, so in actual fact, you can have your
text in a text field. You won't notice anything of the compression, if
TOAST decides it is needed.
Regards, Frank
