CSN <cool_screen_name90001@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Just something I was curious about - is there any > difference at all between "character varying" (in the > SQL spec) without a length specified and "text" (not > in the SQL spec)? The SQL standard doesn't allow "character varying" without a length spec. But yeah, in Postgres they're essentially the same thing. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match