Re: Beyond the 1600 columns limit on windows - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruno Wolff III
Subject Re: Beyond the 1600 columns limit on windows
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Msg-id 20051108174425.GB6385@wolff.to
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In response to Re: Beyond the 1600 columns limit on windows  (Alex Stapleton <alexs@advfn.com>)
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> >>>
> >>>Well this screams random arbitrary limit to me. Why does this limit
> >>>exist? What ever happened to the holy 0,1,infinity triumvirate?
> >>>
> >>
> >>I guess it eases implementation and there is no reason to go so high
> >>on columns either. The limit could even be lower w/o and hurts but
> >>1600 seems skyrocket high enough (read unlimited :-)

It is probably what fits in a single block.

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