Csaba Nagy <nagy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > We have a situation where a varchar column was limited to a too small > maximum length in the design phase... shit happens, we will fix our db > schema in our next database downtime or software version deployment, > whichever comes first (we are using 7.4 and on the fly column type > change is only from 8.0 on I guess). Why don't you just hack the column's atttypmod? See the archives (and practice on a test database ;-)) regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend