Re: PSQL Data Type: text vs. varchar(n)

From: ptjm(at)interlog(dot)com (Patrick TJ McPhee)
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PSQL Data Type: text vs. varchar(n)
Date: 2006-04-04 04:15:06
Message-ID: 49ea6aFo71lqU1@uni-berlin.de
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In article <129CC42D-26B3-4426-8A0A-B1117465F1A8(at)pervasive(dot)com>,
Jim Nasby <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com> wrote:

% Not sure if it's still true, but DB2 used to limit varchar to 255. I
% don't think anyone limits it lower than that.

Sybase: 254. Silently truncates.

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Patrick TJ McPhee
North York Canada
ptjm(at)interlog(dot)com

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