Re: Extending varlena - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: Extending varlena
Date
Msg-id 200808181550.22064.josh@agliodbs.com
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In response to Re: Extending varlena  (Andrew Chernow <ac@esilo.com>)
Responses Re: Extending varlena  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
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Andrew,

> I always find these requests puzzling.  Is it really useful to store the
> data for a jpeg, video file or a 10GB tar ball in a database column?

Some people find it useful.  Because LOs are actually easier to manage in 
PG than in most other DBMSes, right now that's a significant source of 
PostgreSQL adoption.  I'd like to encourage those users by giving them 
more useful LO features.

-- 
--Josh

Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL
San Francisco


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