Re: Difference between varchar and text? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Vick Khera
Subject Re: Difference between varchar and text?
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In response to Re: Difference between varchar and text?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Difference between varchar and text?  (Craig Ringer <craig@2ndQuadrant.com>)
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On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 2:29 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
I'd generally recommend using "text" if you don't have any interest in
enforcing a specific length limit.

Will there be any table re-writing if I do an alter to change the column type from varchar(N) to text?  I have some really old (from 2000 and 2001) schemas that have a metric boatload of data in them, and I'd like to remove the old artificial limit on them.

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