Re: [SQL] VARCHAR(50), CHAR(50) or TEXT ? - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Chris Bitmead
Subject Re: [SQL] VARCHAR(50), CHAR(50) or TEXT ?
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Msg-id 374CEFE9.9FB5DFDE@bigfoot.com
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In response to Re: [SQL] VARCHAR(50), CHAR(50) or TEXT ?  (Doo Suk Yang <microbe@mail.lgchem.co.kr>)
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Tuples have an 8k limit.

Doo Suk Yang wrote:
> 
> > > Almost none.  VARCHAR won't let you go beyond the stated maximum length,
> > > whereas TEXT has no specific upper limit.  Otherwise they are stored
>                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > in exactly the same way.  (At least in Postgres ... dunno about other
> > > DBMSs.)
> >
> 
> BTW there may be implicit limit. When I tried to insert sequence data an
> error occured.
> ERROR:  Tuple is too big: size 9520
> Does that show the limit?
> 
> How can I deal with large object?
> 
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