Re: [Solved] SQL Server to PostgreSQL - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Vince Vielhaber
Subject Re: [Solved] SQL Server to PostgreSQL
Date
Msg-id Pine.BSF.4.21.0008221501010.19965-100000@paprika.michvhf.com
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In response to Re: [Solved] SQL Server to PostgreSQL  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
List pgsql-general
On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Tom Lane wrote:

> Tressens Lionel <tressens@etud.insa-tlse.fr> writes:
> > Le 22.08.00 a 09:37, "Roderick A. Anderson" m'ecrivait :
> > )I was able to get the table format by using MS Access.  Only question left
> > )is what is the corresponding field type in PostgreSQL for a memo field in
> > )SQL Server/Access (varchar(nnnn))?
>
> > 'text' type perhaps ?
>
> Uh ... what's wrong with varchar(n) ?

How big can our n be for varchar?  By looking at his description I'm
thinking SQL Server allows a large n.

Vince.
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