Re: How to handle larger databases? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Karsten Hilbert
Subject Re: How to handle larger databases?
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Msg-id 20041123085511.J568@hermes.hilbert.loc
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In response to Re: How to handle larger databases?  (Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@svana.org>)
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> In postgresql there is no difference in storage method between text,
> varchar(n) and char(n).
However, there's an additional length check for (var)char(n)
involved meaning an ever so tiny performance penalty if that's
of concern.

Karsten
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