| From: | Martin Christensen <knightsofspamalot-factotum(at)mail1(dot)stofanet(dot)dk> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [Solved] SQL Server to PostgreSQL |
| Date: | 2000-09-02 21:05:45 |
| Message-ID: | 87r972h73c.fsf@fangorn.inspocknito |
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>>>>> "Radoslaw" == Radoslaw Stachowiak <radek(at)alter(dot)pl> writes:
Radoslaw> Does varchar(188) takes 188 bytes (+ bytes for length
Radoslaw> storage) every time, no matter if it contains 'my text' or
Radoslaw> 'my long 188 char text.....' ?
The way I understand it varchar(n) is variable-length, while char(n)
is fixed-lenght. Thus the behaviour you describe above is that of
char(n).
Martin
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