Re: How many fields in a table are too many - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: How many fields in a table are too many
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Msg-id 24652.1056686671@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: How many fields in a table are too many  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: How many fields in a table are too many  (Steve Crawford <scrawford@pinpointresearch.com>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Is the issue of many columns in a tuple the same issue as a SELECT
> having many columns?

I believe all the same inefficiencies need to be fixed whichever
way you look at it.  Probably "many columns in SELECT" is the more
accurate description though.

            regards, tom lane

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