Mike -- <...> > >Is PG compressing this data? I'm curious as I was considering >converting this column to a byte array and gzip'ing the data to save >space, however if PG is already doing this for me, then I'm not going >to bother. Thanks! > >Mike It may vary from version of postgres to version, but perhaps you are seeing the effects of TOAST kicking in ? Do a search in the documentation for your specific version (8.3, 9.1 etc.) HTH, Greg Williamson -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general