On Sat, 2012-04-21 at 18:01 +0200, F. BROUARD / SQLpro wrote: > Le 21/04/2012 16:54, Guillaume Lelarge a écrit : > > On Sat, 2012-04-21 at 16:17 +0200, F. BROUARD / SQLpro wrote: > >> Hi there, > >> > >> "PostgreSQL 9.1.2, compiled by Visual C++ build 1500, 64-bit" > >> catalog version : PG_9.1_201105231 > >> > >> --> the table : > >> > >> CREATE TABLE T_TEST_TAILLE > >> (TTT_ID SERIAL NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, > >> TTT_DATAFIX CHAR(16), > >> TTT_DATAVAR VARCHAR(16), > >> TTT_DATAVARBIG VARCHAR(6000)); > >> > >> --> the inserts : > >> > >> INSERT INTO T_TEST_TAILLE (TTT_DATAFIX, TTT_DATAVAR, TTT_DATAVARBIG) > >> SELECT NULL, NULL, NULL > >> UNION ALL SELECT '', '', '' > >> UNION ALL SELECT '12345678', '12345678', REPEAT('*', 3000) > >> UNION ALL SELECT '1234567890123456', '1234567890123456', > >> REPEAT('*', 6000) > >> > >> --> the query > >> > >> SELECT *, pg_column_size(TTT_DATAFIX), > >> char_length(TTT_DATAFIX), > >> octet_length(TTT_DATAFIX), > >> pg_column_size(TTT_DATAVAR), > >> char_length(TTT_DATAVAR), > >> octet_length(TTT_DATAFIX), > >> pg_column_size(TTT_DATAVARBIG), > >> char_length(TTT_DATAVARBIG), > >> octet_length(TTT_DATAFIX) > >> FROM T_TEST_TAILLE; > >> > >> !!! PROBLEM !!! > >> > >> --> at this time the 4th row show nothing in ttt_datavarbig column... > >> it is supposed to retrive the long '********************* ... ' > >> 6000 characters ! > >> > >> What happened ? > >> > > > > Let me guess. You used pgAdmin, right? The widget pgAdmin uses on its > > query tool doesn't allow us to show really big values. Sometimes, it > > just doesn't display the cell at all. Kinda lame, and I hope I'll be > > able to fix this one day. > > > > Try with psql as Andreas told you, you'll see your long value. > > > > > yes, PGAdminIII > > OK, this is bizarre... In SQL Server management Studio, you can fix the > column limit and the first n octets/chars are shown. > Different tools, different behaviours. Anyway, this is clearly a bug in pgAdmin, I won't deny it. The solution offered by the tool you mentionned would be a nice one for pgAdmin. -- Guillaume http://blog.guillaume.lelarge.info http://www.dalibo.com -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general