determining maxsize for character varying

From: okparanoid(at)free(dot)fr
To: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: determining maxsize for character varying
Date: 2007-06-16 09:53:10
Message-ID: 1181987590.4673b306d4baf@imp.free.fr
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Hello i would like to know if not determining a max size value for a character
varying's fields decrease the perfomance (perhaps size of stockage ? or
something else ?)

If not it is a good way to not specify a max size value ?
If it has an importance is it possible to have a general environnment variable
saying to postgres to automatically truncate fields which postgres have to
insert or update with a length superior at the max length.

Sorry for my bad english...

Lot of thanks

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