Re: Varchar standard compliance

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Varchar standard compliance
Date: 2000-11-17 00:56:21
Message-ID: 10776.974422581@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> Currently, CHAR is correctly interpreted as CHAR(1), but VARCHAR is
> incorrectly interpreted as VARCHAR(<infinity>). Any reason for that,
> besides the fact that it of course makes much more sense than VARCHAR(1)?

On what grounds do you claim that behavior is incorrect?

regards, tom lane

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