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From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us] To: Roberts, Jon [mailto:Jon.Roberts@asurion.com] Cc: mgould@allcoast.net, pgsql-general General [mailto:pgsql-general@postgresql.org] Sent: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:00:05 -0400 Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Data Types
"Roberts, Jon" <Jon.Roberts@asurion.com> writes: > Character will use more disk space than varchar so it does make a > difference.
char also has very peculiar comparison semantics. Unless your strings are really truly fixed-length, you should just about always use varchar.
