On Thu, May 11, 2006 at 09:52:41 -0600, Mark Gibson <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is there a disadvantage to having the primary key for a table be a text > type vs. an integer type? Performance? Any difference between having a > varchar or char as a primary key? You probably want to use 'text' unless there is a busniess rule limiting the size of the field.