"Karsten Hilbert" <Karsten.Hilbert@xxxxxxx> writes: > But maybe this can be nefariously interpreted such that I could sort-of > implement cutoff-based extended/external switching by prepending "alter > table ... set storage external/extended ..." to INSERTs/UPDATEs based on > bytea parameter size. Or even writing a trigger issuing ALTER TABLE > depending on size of insert ? I wouldn't suggest doing that. It will bloat the pg_attribute catalog table and require a lot of extra vacuums. I think it would also create some lock contention issues. -- Gregory Stark EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq