On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 7:09 PM, V S P<toreason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Searched docs and the web but only saw references to the older version > of postgres > where changing source code was recommended ( NAMEDATALEN) if more than > 31 characters > in the names are desired. > > wanted to ask if this is still the case in 8.4 (I need at least 128) Unless you want to compile your own version, I think the curent limit is 64 or 63 characters. There are real and measurable performance hits as you go over that number. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general