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From ptjm@interlog.com (Patrick TJ McPhee)
Subject Re: PSQL Data Type: text vs. varchar(n)
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Msg-id 49ea6aFo71lqU1@uni-berlin.de
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In response to PSQL Data Type: text vs. varchar(n)  ("kurt _" <kjs216@hotmail.com>)
Responses Re: PSQL Data Type: text vs. varchar(n)  (Jeffrey Melloy <jmelloy@visualdistortion.org>)
Re: PSQL Data Type: text vs. varchar(n)  ("Mark Aufflick" <mark-postgres@aufflick.com>)
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In article <129CC42D-26B3-4426-8A0A-B1117465F1A8@pervasive.com>,
Jim Nasby <jnasby@pervasive.com> wrote:

% Not sure if it's still true, but DB2 used to limit varchar to 255. I
% don't think anyone limits it lower than that.

Sybase: 254. Silently truncates.

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Patrick TJ McPhee
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ptjm@interlog.com

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