On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 12:02:13AM +0100, Seref Arikan wrote: > I have a set of dynamically composed objects represented in Java, with > string values for various attributes, which have variable length. In case > you have suggestions for a better type for this case, it would be my > pleasure to hear about them. Seref, he's suggesting you use TEXT instead of VARCHAR(something). In PG it's actually usually *less* overhead to use the unbounded text datatype (no length check required). Length checks mandated by business logic can be added by more dynamic means -- check constraints, triggers, etc which allow for less invasive change if needed. Karsten -- GPG key ID E4071346 @ wwwkeys.pgp.net E167 67FD A291 2BEA 73BD 4537 78B9 A9F9 E407 1346 -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
