Re: Sparse Data

Yes, that is what I'm referring to. Thanks!

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us]
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 11:14 AM
To: Walker, Jed S
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Sparse Data

"Walker, Jed S" <Jed_Walker(at)cable(dot)comcast(dot)com> writes:
> Does sparse data cause significant space wastage or performance issues

> in PostgreSQL?

What do you mean by "sparse data" exactly? If you're thinking of a
table in which many fields are null, no, there's no penalty for that.

regards, tom lane