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

From Doo Suk Yang
Subject Re: [SQL] VARCHAR(50), CHAR(50) or TEXT ?
Date
Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.05.9905271557130.10553-100000@maldives.rnd.lgchem.co.kr
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In response to Re: [SQL] VARCHAR(50), CHAR(50) or TEXT ?  (Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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> > 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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