RE: Max Size of a text field - Mailing list pgsql-sql

<p><font size="2">You can edit config.h and recompile 7.0.3 to allow for larger tuples (up to 32K - Info used to be in
theFAQ but that has changed so try the mailing list archives for info) or you can try 7.1 RC1 or the CVS snapshot as
bothcan deal with almost unlimited text fields ;-)</font><p><font size="2">Regards</font><p><font
size="2">Ben</font><p><fontsize="2">> -----Original Message-----</font><br /><font size="2">> From: Koen
Antonissen[<a href="mailto:Koen@Cee-Kay.net">mailto:Koen@Cee-Kay.net</a>]</font><br /><font size="2">> Sent: 30
March2001 12:52</font><br /><font size="2">> To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org</font><br /><font size="2">> Subject:
[SQL]Max Size of a text field</font><br /><font size="2">> </font><br /><font size="2">> </font><br /><font
size="2">>Hi there</font><br /><font size="2">> </font><br /><font size="2">> I just recieved this
error:</font><br/><font size="2">> 'Warning: PostgreSQL query failed: ERROR: Tuple is too big: </font><br /><font
size="2">>size 13872,</font><br /><font size="2">> max size 8140 '</font><br /><font size="2">> </font><br
/><fontsize="2">> Is there anyting I can do about that other than tell my users just not</font><br /><font
size="2">>typing so much text into the field?</font><br /><font size="2">> </font><br /><font size="2">> Kind
regards,</font><br/><font size="2">> Koen Antonissen</font><br /><font size="2">> </font><br /><font
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