Best Regards,
Michael Gould, Manager Information Technology
All Coast Intermodal Services, Inc.
904-226-0978
From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
To: Roberts, Jon [mailto:Jon.Roberts@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Cc: mgould@xxxxxxxxxxxx, pgsql-general General [mailto:pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:00:05 -0400
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Data Types
"Roberts, Jon" <Jon.Roberts@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Character will use more disk space than varchar so it does make a
> difference.
char also has very peculiar comparison semantics. Unless your strings
are really truly fixed-length, you should just about always use varchar.
regards, tom lane
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